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I can't tell you about the Canadian military (being an American), but to answer your questions specifically: all the climbing ropes I've ever seen have been about 1 1/2 in to 2in in diameter and hemp. I've never seen a rope for men that had knots in it... which is irrelevent anyways, because if you've got good technique, knots would do more to get in the way than to help. The narrower the rope, generally, the more difficult it is to climb, eventually to the point of impossibility.
I like ropework. In my experience, it's simple but makes you grab your nuts in a way that no other PT does. And if your particular rope isn't high enough to give you a challenge? You can always go up and down it without touching the ground, to the limits of your strength.
--Dan
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"I have seen much war in my lifetime and I hate it profoundly. But there are things worse than war; and all of them come with defeat." -- Hemingway
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