What knot to use?

Post by **Ultra** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:15 pm

It seems that there is a controversy about what knot to use. Rock and Ice just had an article and it seemed to be a hot topic. It just got me thinking and wondering what others use. I'm using a double bowline with a fishermans back-up. It's all I have ever used since I put in ten minutes trying to untie an "8" after my first fall.

Post by **Horatio Felacio** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:15 pm

i use a double fishermans not from my penis to the end of the rope i'm climbing on. i've been doing this ever since i sent lucky duck soup by saving the weight of wearing my body harness.

Post by **Meadows** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:37 pm

Which one is the double bowline? The one that loops through the harness twice or the one that loops twice around the rope? I use the one that loops through my harness twice and have fallen so many times on this knot.

Post by **Ultra** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:10 pm

why arn't you two knuckle-heads out climbing? It's too hot here so I have an excuse~

Post by **SCIN** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:58 pm

Everyone stayed in Lexington today for a "What Knot to Use" clinic at Phillip Galls.

Post by **spuzo** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:17 pm

sweet - sorry I missed that.

Joe always used a double bowline to tie off to his cock ring. Maybe that's why he never wanted to lead/take a whip...I thought he was just a big wuss. Hmmm I might have to rethink that. Anyone have that picture of Joe's cool sport rack sling...Ho? Black Diamond should definitely market his idea.

Post by **spuzo** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:22 pm

For real though, I have whipped on the 8 and never had too much trouble getting it untied. You just bend over the top of it and it loosens up. Just depends on if I am pumped or unconscious when I get to the ground. I am not good with knots, so it took me a long long time to get the 8 down, I know I suck.

I like how people thread the tail back thru on the 8 instead of a back up, my back ups always come loose anyway.

Post by **Horatio Felacio** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:33 pm

i never had trouble untying an 8 either. the sport-fag thread-the-tail-back-through trick kinda freaks me out. i don't like tampering with the knot that's going to keep my ass off the ground.

Post by **pigsteak** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:48 pm

if a person weighs more than a piece of paper, the 8 will be tough to untie..assuming they aren't always playing "tina toprope"....

the Red was perfect for July today, btw....

Post by **Ascentionist** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:18 am

If you dress a figure 8 its not as hard to untie. Also if you carry around a pair of greasy needle nose pliers you shouldn't have too much trouble either.

I use the double bowline with a yosemite finish (tuck the end up through the rabbit hole and tie a fisherman's around the standing end of the rope).

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