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Climbing Knots: Bends














                     even more security (not a bad idea when your life
                     may depend on your knot).
                        Clifford  Ashley,  arguably  the  greatest  knot-
                     man of all times, called the figure 8 bend a Flemish
                     bend  and  found  it,  reportedly,  a  bothersome
                     knot to deal with. This knot may also be used by
                     campers and boaters.








                            Figure 8 B XXend: Step 3          Figure 8 Bend: Step 4
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                       Continue to follow the lead of    When both ropes have been
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                       the first rope. The goal is to cre-  woven into one figure 8 knot,
                       ate a second figure 8 knot that   carefully compress and tighten
                       duplicates but is a mirror image   the composite knot into the
                       of the first figure 8 knot.       characteristic figure 8 shape.
                                                         For the greatest strength, make
                                                         sure the standing part of both
                                                         ropes forms the outer bight at
                                                         both ends of the knot.

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