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Monkey’s fist

Any kind of heaving line—whether a “messenger” sent ahead to haul a heavier rope into

position, or a rescue lifeline—will fly better and further through the air with this knot on the
leading end. It works best with a weighted core inserted (anything from a metal nut to an old
golf ball), which will hold the numerous turns neatly in place and add momentum to its flight.

Wrap three vertical coils (1), and then enclose them within three horizontal ones (2, 3), taking care

to hold everything in its place. Then change direction again and pass the working end a further
three times (once more in a vertical plane, but at right-angles to the original turns) in a series of
locking tucks (4). Insert whatever has been chosen as the heavy core. To tighten the knot, start at
one end of the knot and—strand by strand, circuit by circuit—systematically pull unwanted slack, a
bit at a time, through the knot until it emerges at the other end (5). Lastly, seize (or knot) the loose

end to the standing part of the line.