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alpine butterfly knot

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 gravy 13 Nov 2018
In reply to paul mitchell:

Still raining?

 pass and peak 13 Nov 2018
In reply to gravy:

think he's trying for the top 20 poster list!

 

 The Potato 13 Nov 2018
In reply to paul mitchell:

next thing you know he'll be advocating a fig 8 knot

that said, tying an alpine butterfly single handed is rather satisfying.

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In reply to gravy:

The video is over 6 minutes long!!!!

 Siward 14 Nov 2018
In reply to paul mitchell:

Super

 krikoman 14 Nov 2018
In reply to paul mitchell:

I must admit at 2:00 "spread this apart"..... think I need rest now.

 tehmarks 14 Nov 2018
In reply to DubyaJamesDubya:

God, imagine tying one of those every belay?

 rgold 14 Nov 2018
In reply to tehmarks:

I use them when I want a loop that might be loaded and so could be hard to untie.  I use the "hand method" described in the video.  Takes slightly longer than an overhand knot, but the time is negligible either way, so using one at every belay wouldn't be a problem at all.

In reply to rgold:

> I use the "hand method" described in the video.

Lots of knots can be tied in easier ways than are usually taught.

Fig-8, clove hitch and italian hitch can all be tied by simple twisting operations. Clove hitch to a krab is simply twist-clip-twist-clip, done one handed between finger and thumb. Italian hitch to a krab is clip-twist-clip. None of that madness about forming two loops, then trying to remember which goes under, and which goes over...

 tehmarks 14 Nov 2018
In reply to rgold:

Reference to the 06:00 video. I'm well aware that it doesn't actually take six minutes to tie one...

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