General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
bow line	23-Aug-2006 At 8:30:47 PM	AlanD
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I'm not interested in getting into a debate about the affect various knots have on rope strength, I assume most people know the basic figures and how close they operate to the breaking limit of their ropes. I will point out that a bowline was never designed for kermantel ropes (cored with sheath), but for the traditional twisted rope. With kermanel ropes, unless the bowline is under constant load it can slip. If you're going to use a bowline in a situation where your life is dependent on it, then make sure that stopper knot is there. In sailing, I've had heaps of bowlines fail.

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