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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:33 pm
by rhunt
Good point on not being able to check someone's knot when they are cleaning at the anchor. When I tie a bowline and someone says, "let me see your knot" and then notice its not a figure 8 they then say, "is it good?" then I check it again - double checked.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:50 pm
by heidiramma
Fallopian knot, works 94% of the time
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:23 pm
by Toad
Is that because it can be knocked loose with repeated pounding?
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:52 pm
by heidiramma
Toad wrote:Is that because it can be knocked loose with repeated pounding?
Don't know for sure, but it's worth it to keep tryin'
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:24 pm
by 512OW
JR wrote:
5.12OW you never fall and you got them shiney new MAXIM ropes with TPT (Twill Pattern Technology) 1-over-1 sheath design that results in a lower coefficient of friction, significantly reducing drag through protection and making figure eights easier to untie!
Good point JR. My
MAXIM rope is definitely easy to untie after my infrequent falls.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:45 pm
by quiet please
bowline - just be sure to check it. ask Lynn Hill.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:43 am
by rhunt
Lynn Hill was tying a figure 8. She just never finished tying it. More of a lesson in double checking than what knot was used.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:50 am
by Shamis
You know if an 8 is good the instant you look at it. Also, the tightening can be dealt with via several tricks that I'm too lazy to type.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:10 pm
by louisville_climber
8...always. it's so universal, why mess with a good thing?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:37 pm
by DriskellHR
I tie a overhand knot with some bailing twine and on belay!!