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Knots

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:50 pm
by simonov
Here are some knots folks should practice before the glacier travel clinic on 29 January.

http://www.mesatactical.com/index.php?s ... load&id=61

Re: Knots

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:25 am
by hvydrt
simonov wrote: before the glacier travel clinic on 29 January.
Where is this at?

Re: Knots

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:47 pm
by davantalus
I've always wondered when you would prefer a bowline over something like a figure-8 on a bight. Or prefer a bowline on a bight over a figure-8 double loop or butterfly.

Re: Knots

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:31 pm
by mve
Generally speaking - bowline is easier to untie after it's been weighted so it's best application is in those cases. Butterfly is a good tie in knot for the middle of the rope. In practice however, it depends on many factors. The more I learn about climbing the more I realize how complex it really is.

Re: Knots

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:56 am
by simonov
hvydrt wrote:
simonov wrote: before the glacier travel clinic on 29 January.
Where is this at?
Mt Baldy. More details later.