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How do you knot the end of a rope on abseil? 27-Oct-2010 At 5:58:12 AM Richard Delaney

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M9: I have had figure 8's in my rope ends mysteriously self untie.

I was pulling a rope from the base of the second abseil in Claustral Canyon and, as the tail flipped up in the last metre before going through the ring bolt, it mysteriously tied itself into an overhand knot. (and the knot was not there before - I never knot the ends in canyons). The knot only had a few cm of tail - there was no way it would pull though the ring bolt and also no way I was going to prussic up assuming it would hold. Fortunately another group came through 15 minutes later and saved the grief.

I'll back Wendy's calls on taking every situation on its merits and having a large toolbox of skills on which to draw.
Richard