Edelweiss Spirit ARC 8.8
The Spirit ARC 8.8 is a 8.8 mm half rope from Edelweiss, at 51 g/m, for alpine and ice/mixed. Rated for 18 UIAA falls with 6 kN impact force, 29% dynamic elongation and a 35% sheath share. SuperEverdry core-and-sheath dry treatment, UIAA Water Repellent certified.
Edelweiss's Spirit 8.8, now sold as the Spirit 8.8 Unicore SuperEverdry: certified as a half rope and as a single rope, with HD Cover braiding, Unicore bonding of core and sheath, a middle mark and the SuperEverdry treatment with the UIAA Water Repellent badge. 51 g/m, 35 % sheath; as a half: 18 UIAA falls, 6 kN impact force, 9 % static elongation, 29 % dynamic. Sold from 50 m to 80 m and as a 200 m spool. Edelweiss publishes weight and certification in its 2025 catalogue; the other figures are stored from the earlier import. No shop in our price data has stocked it in the last 14 days.
Spirit ARC 8.8 belay device compatibility
Compatible with 26 of the 27 belay devices we track that are rated for half ropes, 25 of them ideal.
Ideal on, among others:
Every belay device rated for a 8.8 mm half rope
What the Spirit ARC 8.8 is for
Best for alpine and ice/mixed. Aimed at expert climbers. Handling feel: very supple. Durability: low.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Spirit ARC 8.8 strengths
- Certified as a half rope and as a single rope (EN 892)
- Unicore construction bonding core and sheath (Edelweiss catalogue)
- HD Cover braiding (Edelweiss catalogue)
- SuperEverdry treatment with the UIAA Water Repellent badge (Edelweiss catalogue)
- Sold from 50 m to 80 m and as a 200 m spool
Spirit ARC 8.8 trade-offs
- 35 % sheath share, in the lowest quarter of the 28 half ropes we track
Spirit ARC 8.8 spec profile
The maker's figures for the Spirit ARC 8.8, each against the 28 half ropes we track.
- Weight 51 g/m: heavy for a half rope
- Diameter 8.8 mm: thick for a half rope
- UIAA falls 18: among the highest fall ratings for a half rope
- Impact force 6 kN: a typical catch for a half rope
- Dynamic elongation 29%: among the least stretch in a fall for a half rope
- Sheath share 35%: among the lowest sheath shares for a half rope
Spirit ARC 8.8 specifications
| Diameter | 8.8 mm |
| Weight | 51 g/m |
| Sheath share | 35% |
| Lengths sold | 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 200 m |
| Certified as | Half |
| Standards | EN 892, UIAA 101 |
| UIAA falls | 18 |
| Impact force | 6 kN |
| Dynamic elongation | 29% |
| Static elongation | 9% |
| Sheath slippage | 0 mm |
| Dry treatment | SuperEverdry (core and sheath) |
| UIAA Water Repellent | Certified |
| Core construction | Unicore |
| Middle mark | Ink mark |
| Released | 2024 |
What the Spirit ARC 8.8 costs
No shop in the EU pool lists the Spirit ARC 8.8 in stock right now.
Alternatives to the Spirit ARC 8.8
- Black Diamond 8.5 Dry
- Beal Cobra II 8.6 Unicore
- Edelrid Swift Protect Pro Dry 8.9
- Fixe Pedraforca 8.8
- Singing Rock Accord 8.3
- Edelrid Apus Pro Dry 7.9
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