[chocolatelab]

Sidney

I wouldn't sweat a wet rope.

As James noted thats how you clean them. You should be inspecting your rope and cleaning occasionally for sure. Think about all the rock and grit that gets on it while you are belaying your partner.

A climbing rope is pretty durable. Particularly that 9.8. We always visually inspect ours for fraying. If the sheath starts to look a little hairy that when we swap them out. If you are taking lots of swingers on it it may be time to swap it also.

I generally only keep a rope for a season or two, but everyone is different.

Each time you head out climbing you should give your gear a quick inspection. Make sure the cams are working properly, check quickdraws for damage, double check the gate action on your biners.

And triple check your harness!

Have a blast out there, nothing better than climbing.