Always good to refresh knots, I do think a lot of people now use the double bow line for tying on for sports climbing. I find it particularly good for red pointing. Perhaps this could be covered on a future knot lock down vid.
Great video, I was instantly tieing into my dressing gown belt! And adjusting the clove hitch with ease is a treat. Just hope we all get to try it outside this year 🤞😳
3:33 - So good to hear you mention the stopper on a fig8..I'm so sick of people punting the idea that its not needed and in some cases people claiming its dangerous!
I had an interesting conversation with someone about this.. I feel it's safer with but in some cases people have clipped the loop made by the stopper knot and fig 8... That a completely separate subject but interesting to hear that that has happened in the past.
hmmm.... thank you for the video. so many peeps don't really know their knots well. Although I doN't agree with the stopper knot at the end of the figure 8. But I assume that's up to personal taste, as their is no real standard. Further, I use the (re-threaded) Bulin to tie myself in. But it needs more practise to get used to and therefore to be safe. Keep safe and keep practising.
A high percentage of lethal accidents are just people abseiling / rappelling off the end of their rope when they're tired, hot, cold, low on oxygen or whatever. If you've never been there, you don't know how poor your decision making can be. Getting into the habit now can save your life later. Oh, and *bowline
@@jsl2phdx Oh, he meant the knot to tidy up the tail after making the doubled figure eight. I don't call that a stopper knot, but yeah, that's optional. I think climbers are taught to make that just to force them to have a long enough tail.
You should thread your rope through your harness from the top down. The way I remember this is to scratch your nose, don’t pick your nose. The reason for this is if you fall off the wall head first there is a much higher chance you won’t hit the back of your head on the wall of the rope is threaded top down as the knot will pull on the harness and keep you more up right! Great refresher vid though (:
NzSw4t sorry I don’t think makes any sense...As long as you thread both the leg and waist loop then you are safely tied in. Hitting the back of you head comes down to if you get the rope caught behind your leg when you fall off.
For the EDK doing the knot and then threading the rope is really not efficient! Putting one end of the rope in the rap ring and THEN tie the knot is much more logical. Also, 2 knots are not needed, do one but do it properly
Hello, I think that your fig8 knot ist just to long, don´t need the stopper knot, if your fig8 is good tight and the rest of the rope is also to long, 10x of diameter of the rope is enough so 10-12cm
That trick with how to tighten and loosen the clove hitch was awesome!!
Sitting here trying to figure out your method for starting the figure 8 knot. Never seen it done this way, looks super smooth!
That was great! Also, not to be overlooked, thanks for giving a mountain guide a little bit of work during the lockdown!
Thanks for thinking of us guides!
Thanks... always good to reflect on how one is doing the knots
Always good to refresh knots, I do think a lot of people now use the double bow line for tying on for sports climbing. I find it particularly good for red pointing. Perhaps this could be covered on a future knot lock down vid.
I want more knots.
Great insight :)
Excellent timing. Nice work!
Great video, I was instantly tieing into my dressing gown belt! And adjusting the clove hitch with ease is a treat. Just hope we all get to try it outside this year 🤞😳
He is so smooth with his rope skills!😁☀️😍
3:33 - So good to hear you mention the stopper on a fig8..I'm so sick of people punting the idea that its not needed and in some cases people claiming its dangerous!
I had an interesting conversation with someone about this.. I feel it's safer with but in some cases people have clipped the loop made by the stopper knot and fig 8... That a completely separate subject but interesting to hear that that has happened in the past.
Great video but should show how this looks on the anchor as well outside. Would love to see this demonstration outside.
Do a vid on the double bowline
More vids with Dave, please!
Štěpán Šůstek makes Matt and Hugo are better
Thanks! I'll be uploading on my channel too.
hmmm.... thank you for the video. so many peeps don't really know their knots well. Although I doN't agree with the stopper knot at the end of the figure 8. But I assume that's up to personal taste, as their is no real standard. Further, I use the (re-threaded) Bulin to tie myself in. But it needs more practise to get used to and therefore to be safe. Keep safe and keep practising.
A high percentage of lethal accidents are just people abseiling / rappelling off the end of their rope when they're tired, hot, cold, low on oxygen or whatever. If you've never been there, you don't know how poor your decision making can be. Getting into the habit now can save your life later.
Oh, and *bowline
@@ipudisciple he never talked about abseiling without stopper knots...
@@jsl2phdx Oh, he meant the knot to tidy up the tail after making the doubled figure eight. I don't call that a stopper knot, but yeah, that's optional. I think climbers are taught to make that just to force them to have a long enough tail.
You should thread your rope through your harness from the top down. The way I remember this is to scratch your nose, don’t pick your nose. The reason for this is if you fall off the wall head first there is a much higher chance you won’t hit the back of your head on the wall of the rope is threaded top down as the knot will pull on the harness and keep you more up right! Great refresher vid though (:
NzSw4t sorry I don’t think makes any sense...As long as you thread both the leg and waist loop then you are safely tied in. Hitting the back of you head comes down to if you get the rope caught behind your leg when you fall off.
@@DaveSearle Test it
I like how you set your figure of 8
Never seen that method before, any ideas of a "name" for the method?
*Abseil
Hi Dave and Matt .
Well done - most of the "climbers " need always info's .
Would like to see you on GOZ after the crisis .
DD - gozo-climbingdotcom
For the EDK doing the knot and then threading the rope is really not efficient! Putting one end of the rope in the rap ring and THEN tie the knot is much more logical. Also, 2 knots are not needed, do one but do it properly
incoming knot complaints
Forest Boy bring it on!
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Hello, I think that your fig8 knot ist just to long, don´t need the stopper knot, if your fig8 is good tight and the rest of the rope is also to long, 10x of diameter of the rope is enough so 10-12cm