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Climbing Knots: Loops

Interlocking Loops

A KnOt uSed tO jOIn twO pIeCeS Of
CORdAge wItH LOOpS tIed In tHe
wORKIng endS
Interlocking loops can be tied in any material of any size. (As
an example, fly-fishing line is shown in the photographs.)
They remove the strain on the actual knots that form the
loops and create a strong connection between two ropes,
lines, or cords. The loops must be interlocked correctly
or one line will cut through the other. The loops must
interlock to form a square knot (see page 13), not a girth
hitch (see page 81).

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Interlocking XXoops: Step 1 Interlocking Loops: Step 2
XX

Tie a loop in the working end
XXX Bring the knot of the outer
XXX
of both lines. (Many knots will loop, and the rest of that line,
work to create the loops. An through the inner loop.
overhand on a bight is used in
the photographs.) Lay one loop
inside the other, as shown in
the photograph.

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