BlueWater Icon 9.1
The Icon 9.1 is a 9.1 mm single rope from BlueWater, at 55 g/m, for single-pitch sport, multi-pitch sport and trad. Rated for 5 UIAA falls with 8.8 kN impact force, 32.7% dynamic elongation and a 35% sheath share. Double Dry core-and-sheath dry treatment.
BlueWater's former 9.1 mm single rope with a 40-carrier sheath and Double Dry treatment. 55 g/m, 5 UIAA falls, 8.8 kN impact force, 7.2 % static elongation, 35 % sheath. No longer on bluewaterropes.com; no shop in our price data has stocked it in the last 14 days.
Icon 9.1 belay device compatibility
Compatible with 39 of the 41 belay devices we track that are rated for single ropes, all of them ideal.
Ideal on, among others:
Every belay device rated for a 9.1 mm single rope
What the Icon 9.1 is for
Best for single-pitch sport, multi-pitch sport and trad. Aimed at advanced to expert climbers. Handling feel: moderate. Durability: moderate.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Icon 9.1 strengths
- 40-carrier sheath
- Double Dry treatment
Icon 9.1 trade-offs
- 5 UIAA falls, the minimum EN 892 requires of a single rope
- 8.8 kN impact force, in the highest quarter of the 133 single ropes we track
- No longer listed by BlueWater; no shop in our price data has stocked it in the last 14 days
Icon 9.1 spec profile
The maker's figures for the Icon 9.1, each against the 133 single ropes we track.
- Weight 55 g/m: light for a single rope
- Diameter 9.1 mm: thin for a single rope
- UIAA falls 5: the minimum a single rope must hold; most single ropes hold more
- Impact force 8.8 kN: a harder catch than most single ropes
- Dynamic elongation 32.7%: typical stretch in a fall for a single rope
- Sheath share 35%: a lower sheath share than most single ropes
Icon 9.1 specifications
| Diameter | 9.1 mm |
| Weight | 55 g/m |
| Sheath share | 35% |
| Lengths sold | 60 / 70 / 80 m |
| Certified as | Single |
| Standards | EN 892, UIAA 101 |
| UIAA falls | 5 |
| Impact force | 8.8 kN |
| Dynamic elongation | 32.7% |
| Static elongation | 7.2% |
| Sheath slippage | 0 mm |
| Dry treatment | Double Dry (core and sheath) |
| UIAA Water Repellent | No |
| Core construction | 40 carrier |
| Middle mark | Ink mark |
| Lap coiled | Yes |
| Released | 2023 |
What the Icon 9.1 costs
No shop in the EU pool lists the Icon 9.1 in stock right now.
Alternatives to the Icon 9.1
- Tendon Master Pro 9.2 Complete Shield
- Beal Joker 9.1 Unicore Dry Cover
- Beal Joker Soft 9.1 Unicore Dry Cover
- Beal SunRise 9.2 Unicore Dry Cover
- CAMP Genius 9.0 Dry
- Edelrid Hummingbird Eco Dry 9.2
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