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A rappel rope-stopper using carabiners in an
Overhand on a Bight, a.k.a. the Overhand Loop.
Tie the Overhand on a Bight near the end of the rappel rope, and you have the Overhand Loop, the
best stopper knot I've found. Clip a carabiner through the loop and this knot is impossible to pull
through any rappel device.
Common Use
Excellent stopper knot in the end of a rappel rope
Secondary Use s
Emergency tie-in
Emergency anchor point
Overhand Bend
This bend, writes Clifford W. Ashley, "is used in joining the ends of rope yarns by which hams,
