Maxim Airliner 2X Dry Climbing Rope - 9.1mm

I did a lot of research before pulling the trigger and purchasing the Maxim Airliner. It arrived and I was very pleased. I took it out climbing a few times and noticed in small sections that it would freeze up. Rope would be stiff. Then one day, on a challenging climb in cold dry conditions the rope was frozen stiff in sections of a foot or so. I have to force the rope through the ATC. The next day I contacted maxim and explained the situation to them. They said that should not happen but the desired to test my rope to see if the Dry Treatment have not been applied. I sent the rope to them and they tested it. Said it looked good but were kind enough to send me a new rope.
I went out with the new rope on a snowy day and the rope froze up stiff in 2 to 3 foot sections at a time. Just not acceptable. Other than the rope freezing the feel of the rope is fabulous. It is just too dangerous to use. I will also throw out there that I am living in New England so more moisture in the air than out West?

For an 80m rope this is incredibly light and not so small that you're uncomfortable taking a nice, big whip on it! I usually reserve this rope for send attempts and extra long routes just to preserve it. And if those ends get rough and you have to chop them, you still have a really long rope. Now get it and let the sending begin! ;-)

SO this rope is super supple. Easy to clip and most importantly it's LIGHT! I seriously don't feel like I'm carrying around extra weight when I haul this bad boy around. If you want an amazing light 80 m rope get this one!

Low friction, low weight, but damn durable.

Had the chance to demo this rope out for a few days in Little Cottonwood canyon and it's changing my mentality on what a rope really should look and feel like.

We worked some sport lines that had been on the ticklist for years - this thing glides through the belay device and gives THE softest catch i've ever felt. I didn't send, but my buddy did. First class tickets to the anchors.

We then cooled down a three pitches moderate trad route - a lot of traversing and a section of linked down climbing. We slung our gear long and this rope just smoothly slide through all the biners. The drag reduction is LITERALLY noticeable.

If I were to get stoked on a sport project and wanted to give myself the best chance, I'm reaching for the airliner.

Somebody buzz the pilot - I'm getting sendy over here!