Page 17 - Geoffrey Budworth, Jason Dalton "The Little Book of Incredibly Useful Knots"
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Overhand bend
This seemingly weak knot, fit only for domestic-quality string and twine, does in fact have a
place in the repertoire of climbing knots. It is used during rope retrieval, when it is claimed that
it is less likely than some other knots to catch and stick on rocky edges and in crevices. The
overhand bend is also reportedly employed on soft sandstone, where jamming metal hardware
may be banned, to tie stoppers in short runners and slings. The knot is quick and simple to tie.
In a pair of ends, tie an overhand knot (1, 2). Leave a 6-inch (15-cm) tail in each end (3). Do not
use this knot to join ropes of greatly different size or construction.
