the overall extension of the material selected for the intersheath 13 is in all cases greater than the maximum movement that occurs of the strands 4 7 and 10 relative to each other a thickness 20 of the intersheath 13 can be used to set in a controlled manner a radial distance 17 of the covering layer of strands 12 from the center of rotation of the rope 1 and thereby to neutralize the torque ratio between the torque of the covering layer of strands 12 and of the parallel laid rope core 9 which act in opposite directions to each other in the loaded rope 1 the thickness 20 selected for the intersheath 13 must be increased with increasing diameter of the strands 10 and or the strands 4 and 7 in all cases the thickness 20 of the intersheath 13 must be given such a dimension as to ensure that under load when interstices 21 and 22 between the strands are completely filled there is a remaining sheath thickness of 0 1 mm between strands 4 7 and 10 of the adjacent layers of strands 8 and 12 the plastically deformed intersheath 13 causes a homogenized transmission of torque over the entire circumferential surface of the sheath the volume of the interstices between the strands can be minimized by an alternating arrangement of strands of large diameter 7 and strands 4 of smaller diameter in the second layer of strands 8 as well as being used purely as a suspension rope the rope can be used in a wide range of equipment for handling.