Rope and elevator using same

A rope, comprising:

• a load supporting member including:
• an impregnation material;
• and
• reinforcement fiber bodies, which continuously extend in a longitudinal direction of the rope, are embedded in the impregnation material, and are configured to support a load acting in the longitudinal direction;
• and
• a covering member covering an outer periphery of the load supporting member,
• wherein the load supporting member further includes a plurality of cross members, which are spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the load supporting member and embedded in the impregnation material,
• wherein the cross members are each elongated so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the load supporting member,
• wherein the cross members have an elastic modulus larger than an elastic modulus of the impregnation material,
• wherein the reinforcement fiber bodies include corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies, which are, at least in part, wound around the cross members and formed into a corrugated shape, and
• wherein the corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies have such a length that a total length thereof given when the corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies are straightened is larger than a total length of the load supporting member.