How to Tie a Butterfly Knot - The Best IRATA Rope Access Midline Knot

The Butterfly Knot! One of the most versatile knots used in rope access (IRATA, SPRAT)
We have already learned the Figure of Eight on a Bight, a Barrelknot and the Retraced Figure of Eight. But what if you need to tie a knot in the middle of the rope? Then we use a Butterfly Knot. Also know as the Alpine Butterfly.
In the video I explain the why, what and how to tie the Alpine Butterfly Knot.
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Why do we tie an Alpine Butterfly Knot
2:20 How NOT to tie an Alpine Butterfly Knot

[@camifabian1]

hola un saludo desde Argentina! muchas gracias por compartir su experiencia. gracias!!!

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

You are welcome 🙏🏻

[@musafirbychoice]

Would love to watch Same kind of video with all types of knots like butterfly,fig of 8,prussik, fisherman,bowline,etc.

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

Thanks, but stay sharp my friend ;-). Butterfly, stopper, barrelknot, F8, bunny, F9, flemish bend and more are already out.

[@johnmueller3594]

Firstly, thank you for the content! Second, I'm new to climbing and my department uses knots like the Portugese bowline, Longtail Bowline, and bowline with Yosemite finish. Hoping you might be able to do a video with those knots sometime. Thanks again!

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

Thank you, and I see where you are coming from. For now the focus is still Rope Access related and I am slowly adding rescue related content as you could see by the pulley system and friction video. In time all your knots will get their own video. But there is so much things O need to film before I get to those special use cast knots. Well special use case for me. In the rope rescue world of North America they are pretty common I presume?

[@kennydouglass6209]

Could the loop carry a load?

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

Yes, we use it in rigging all the time. Just as strong and good enough as any other knot