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Figure 8 (no stopper)

12%

Single Bowline (no stopper)

Double Bowline (no stopper)

Figure 8 (with stopper)

56%

Single Bowline (with stopper)

Double Bowline (with stopper)

24%

I just thread it a couple times untill i feel safe

ropes why bother

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Im Knots About Climbing 22-May-2007 At 11:03:38 AM Ronny

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On 22/05/2007 pat wrote:
>Just to clarify what you are saying Mike. The normal bowline put a few
>people in hospital, but most of the time you use a bowline on a bight.
>So you form a bight first and then make a bowline using the whole bight?

I think the 'bow-line' on the bight Mike is referring to is Bomb's rethreaded bowline. I think it is called that because it can be tied on the bight (when you don't want it through your harness).

Bomb will probably educate me about this though and remind me I'm stupid in the process...