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allowing for more security and control during the pro-
cess. Because devices, such as harnesses, now exist to aid This bowline knot first
in moving a person via a rope, the bowline on a bight is appeared in print in
not recommended for such use except in emergencies. ZOOM 1795 in Allgemeines
This knot is often used by campers and climbers who Wortesbuch der Marine
need to secure gear to the middle of a rope. by Johann Roding.

Bowline on a Bight: Step 3 Bowline on a Bight: Step 4 LOOPS

Open the doubled end into a loop and bring Continue to bring the doubled end over the
that loop around the double loop. knot that has now been created in the line. Ad-

Red light just the size of the double loop to the desired
The bowline on a bight reduces the strength of the dimension before tightening.
line by as much as 40 percent. A rope tested to hold
1,000 pounds will theoretically hold only 600 pounds
if a bowline is tied in the rope.
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