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r.;< i DOUBLE FISHERMAN 'S
KNOT

Also known as: GRAl'EVINE KNOT
This is one of the strongest knots for joining
ropes or for forming slings, and it is used not
only, as its name suggests, by anglers to secure
their IinC's but also by climbers on small stuff. It
is a comparatively bulky knot and is not, for
that reason, suitable for anything more
substantial than thin line or string. The ends Climbel'5 lape the ends to
stop them catching on the
can be taped or seized to the working parts to
rock (ace.
minimize the risk of the knot working loose.

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