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"Figure of eight"
Keywords:
climber
,
knot
,
rethreaded
,
wrongly
,
tied
Related Terms:
Figure eight knot
,
Figure eight
,
Figure 8
,
Prusik
,
Belay
,
Munter hitch
,
Top rope
,
Belay device
,
Abseil
,
Harness
,
Rappel
,
Runner
,
Hanging belay
,
Top-rope
,
Stopper knot
,
Ascender
,
Lariat
,
Fixed rope
,
Static rope
,
Free climbing
,
Aid climbing
,
Grigri
,
Free climb
,
Quickdraw
,
Ascenders
,
Jumar
,
Traditional climbing
,
Fisherman's knot
,
Descender
,
Stopper
,
Clove hitch
,
Lasso
,
Pitch
,
Jug
,
Untie
,
Karabiner
,
Tether
,
Rope
,
Noose
,
Bight
,
Pinkpoint
,
Bouldering
,
Sling
,
Redpoint
,
Belay
,
Tail
,
Whipper
,
Daisy chain
,
Whipping
,
Face climbing
Very popular and solid tie-in knot.
justclimb.com
a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
wordnet.princeton.edu
Common knot used by climbers to attach the rope to their harness
mountainsuk.co.uk
A knot used for tying into the rope.
greatoutdoors.com
The most commonly used knot to attach a climber to the rope. (Strictly, it is a rethreaded figure of eight.) Solid, unlikely to slip, easy to teach and learn, and easy to see when it is tied wrongly. A figure of 4
ukclimbing.com
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