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In reference to another thread about my winter climbing boots, I need a knot that I can tie on the laces which I can pull tighter, but pulling the strands themself will not undo the knot itself.

I managed to do a surgeons knot and I can pull it tighter and tighter and that is great, but if I pull the strands it still undos the knot like a regular shoelace knot.

My boots don't have lace locks.

Any ideas?

In reply to Milesy: triple horsebend on a bight should do it

In reply to Milesy:
How about these?

http://www.needlesports.com/Catalogue/Accessories/Repair/Cord-Locks

In reply to roperat:

Thanks but I doubt they will have enough holding power for your bodyweight front pointing

In reply to Milesy:

Sorry I didn't explain, just hit send.

What I have seen done is that this holds the laces tight below the lace hooks and then a knot used to back it up. I think the laces went around the back of the boot and then back into the lace hooks and tied in the normal way

In reply to Milesy:

Milesy, whatever knot you chose, don't forget to put a stopper knot in the ends. You know it makes sense.

In reply to jon:

But in each end individually, or better to tie both ends together in a stopper?

In reply to Carolyn: Best practice would be to tie both boots together in an inverted figure of eight

In reply to Carolyn:

Definitely individually.

Right c'mon I know its friday but less of the larking aboot. This is seriously effecting my abilty on steep ice :p

In reply to Milesy: A bowline, because you can tie it behind your back one handed for when you need to tighten your boots mid-way through an inverted heel hook

In reply to Milesy:

Cordlocks -= the spherical ones. I haven't tied knots in my big boots' laces for 25 years. Both side of the lace through a pair of cord locks stacked on top of each other with an overhand on a bight/slip knot behind them to take up the spare and just in case. Couldn't be easier. They don't slip. It will cost you all of about £2 to find out if it works for you.