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Ropes, Knots, and Hitches

Triple Bowline

A fIxed tRIpLe LOOp tHAt CReAteS A
MORe SeCuRe eMeRgenCy “CHAIR”
The triple bowline is no more than a basic bowline tied
on a long bight in a manner that creates three loops.
Since it is tied on a bight, it can be tied in the middle
of a rope if needed. With a fair amount of painstaking
effort, the size of each loop can be adjusted to differing
sizes. This allows the knot to be used as a chair (with
each of two loops around someone’s legs and the third
loop around the torso under the arms). As with other
knots used as chairs, the triple bowline is recommended

Triple Bow XXline: Step 1 Triple Bowline: Step 2
XX

XXXMake a long bight in the rope XXX
Take the doubled end up
and form a loop as if begin ning through the loop and around,
to tie a basic bowline (see page behind the standing part.
52).

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