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Three-Loop Quick Harness

Here’s a quick chest harness that looks good, ties in about
a minute, and lets you hold on to your partner with a nice
cord on the back.

Rope length: 20 to 30 feet
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7
Rope diameter: / 8 inch to / 16 inch

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About one foot to the left of Make your second loop the Now make the third loop, This is the trickiest part:
the very middle of your same way, but make it about right-over-left, the same way REVERSE the order of the
rope, make your first loop four times the size of the first and the same size as you “stair-stepping” of the loops
by laying the right-hand loop. (This loop should be made the first loop. so that the left loop is now
rope over the left rope. sized just large enough to fit atop the middle loop and the
over your partner’s head.) right loop is under the middle
loop. Don’t let it untwist.

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Carefully pull the left side of Steadily pull the loop to both Carefully pull on the right- Lay the large loop over the
the middle loop through the sides until the left and right side loop in such a way that head of your partner.
left loop—at the same time loops collapse and tighten it grows while the other loop
you pull the right side of the themselves into a knot in the shrinks to about the diameter
middle loop though the middle, leaving you with a of a soda can.
right loop. new loop on each side.

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