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Figure Eight with Extra Pass
NOTE: I like to leave the loop of the extra pass a little loose
to help in untying.
(...and many thanks to Jeff Perrin of the Yosemite Mountaineering School
for urging me to try this knot.)
WARNING: CLIMBING IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS. THE OPINIONS AND DESIGNS
PRESENTED HERE ARE MY OWN AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION
OF OR ENDORSEMENT FOR ANY PARTICULAR OR GENERAL USE. IF YOU CHOOSE
TO USE ANY DEVICE OR PROCEDURE PRESENTED HERE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR
OWN RISK.
I like to use the Figure Eight with an Extra Pass
described in Craig Luebben's book "Knots for Climbers."
This knot has a reduced profile and doesn't have a
backup knot to wack you in the face. As a bonus,
this variant of the Figure Eight knot doesn't cinch
up as badly as the normal Figure Eight when loaded.
The extra pass makes the knot easier to untie after a fall.
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