Page 261 - Buck Tilton - Outward Bound Ropes, Knots, and Hitches 2 ed.

Reach through the loop and grasp the doubled rope.

Bring the doubled rope through the loop as if tying a
figure 8 with draw loop (see page 12). You are now at a
point where you could tie a figure 8 double loop (see

page 98).

The figure 8 triple loop (sometimes called the triple figure 8

loop) creates three loops that allow a climber to secure one
rope to three anchors. Once mastered, this knot ties quickly
and forms three secure fixed loops that will not alter in size

once the final knot is tightened. As with the triple bowline
(see page 58), the figure 8 triple loop could be used, in an

emergency, as a chair sling to raise or lower person, with
one loop for each leg and the third loop around the torso

beneath the armpits. Though not recommended except in
extreme circumstances, it could be used to lower an

unconscious person. This knot could also be used by
campers and boaters who want to attach three objects to
the end of one rope.