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Bowline on a Bight
The Bowline on a Bight is good parallel loop
knot to use when you need hand loops to tug on the rope to get it unstuck from a
vine-choked branch. It is easy to tie and does not readily jam, so it is usually
easy to untie after applying a load.
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Step #1 |
Step #2 |
| Start with a bight of rope. |
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Form a loop by bringing the end over
the standing part. |
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Step #3 |
Step #4 |
| Insert the end of the bight through
the loop. |
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Grasp the end of the bight and bring
it toward you and down across the bottom of the loop. |
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Step #5 |
Finished Bowline on a
Bight - Front View |
| With your hand still on the end of
the bight, drag it beneath all the material that makes up the loop so that
it ends up behind the standing part. |
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Pull on the lower loop to pull the
end of the bight snug against the original loop. Pull on the standing part
to set the knot |
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Finished Bowline on a
Bight - Rear View |
| Pull on the lower loop to pull the
end of the bight snug against the original loop. Pull on the standing part
to set the knot |
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