How to Pass a Knot Through a Lowering System When Lowing a Climber More than a Rope Length

In some circumstances, attaching two ropes together and lowering a first climber down on a single strand may be the safest way to descend a climbing route. If we do so, we need to be able to pass the rope-joining knot through the lowering system safely and efficiently. Here are two methods for doing so.
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0:00 Intro
0:07 Bumper
0:16 Why a Single Strand Lower with a Joining Knot
1:19 Lower Off a Belay Device
3:57 Lower Off a Münter Hitch
6:32 Outro
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