Page 48 - Backpacker Magazine's Outdoor Knots

BOwLIne On A BIghT

There may be times when you need two loops,
instead of one, in the middle of a rope. Climbers use
the bowline on a bight to clip two anchor points. This
knot can also be used for a makeshift seat (a bosun’s
chair) if someone needs to be raised or lowered.

1. start by loosely tying a large overhand loop. The resulting loop
should be twice as long as the two loops you desire.

2. now throw the loop back over the two strands of the rope.

36 Outdoor Knots

BPM_OutdoorKnots_4pp.indd 36 8/30/10 2:38 PM