Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:49 am
ho, my love for you never wavers.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:02 pm
I use a figure eight and carry a marlinspike.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:13 pm
There's no way in hell I can untie a figure 8 after loading it with my weight. I use a double bowline with Yosemite finish.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:19 pm
a murder of crows.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:48 pm
How much do you weigh? I always here people saying the same thing. I weigh 200 pounds and very rarely have problems with the figure 8. I use a figure 8 with a double fisherman backup.dhoyne wrote:There's no way in hell I can untie a figure 8 after loading it with my weight. I use a double bowline with Yosemite finish.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:12 pm
chriss wrote:How much do you weigh? I always here people saying the same thing. I weigh 200 pounds and very rarely have problems with the figure 8. I use a figure 8 with a double fisherman backup.dhoyne wrote:There's no way in hell I can untie a figure 8 after loading it with my weight. I use a double bowline with Yosemite finish.
I'm about 210. I can untie it when top roping, but a lead fall locks that thing up so tight I need to spend 10 minutes trying to get it out. No thanks, I'll tie and easier knot.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:16 pm
Shouldn't it read "Double Figure 8"?
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:18 pm
What about a "double figure 8" knot? Is that not a choice? I don't think I could trust a single figure 8 knot... 
Although I did do that once at Seneca years ago. I realized 60 feet into the pitch that I didn't double back the figure 8 knot. Fortunately I caught it as the rope started to fall away toward the talus.
Although I did do that once at Seneca years ago. I realized 60 feet into the pitch that I didn't double back the figure 8 knot. Fortunately I caught it as the rope started to fall away toward the talus.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:53 pm
I use a figure 8 with a fishermans finish knot. I have used the bowline, but everyone I climb with uses the figure 8 so for ease of checking your partners harness/knot etc at a distance, I stick to the 8 because it is easily recognizable. Lots of people who I climb with don't know how to either a. tie the double bowline, or b. recognize it as tied correctly at a glance.
I've fallen on my figure 8 many times and never have a problem untieing it. if you tie it neatly with all the lines laid flat it should 'break' open rather easily. if you are sloppy and cris-crossing the rope when tieing it, it will be harder to undo.
I've fallen on my figure 8 many times and never have a problem untieing it. if you tie it neatly with all the lines laid flat it should 'break' open rather easily. if you are sloppy and cris-crossing the rope when tieing it, it will be harder to undo.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:02 pm
Some Dayton folks showed me a cool way to tie an 8 so that it unties easily. I recall that they loop the tail through the harness twice before finishing the knot.
I still use the bowline though.
I still use the bowline though.