How Do You Tie A Double Bowline Climbing Knot?
A lot of people use the figure-8 knot for tying in, but the bowline (pronounced “Bow-lin) is just as safe if done perfectly, pulled tightly and backed up with a safety knot. The advantage of this knot is that it is much easier to untie when you have finished climbing or after a fall. • Thread the rope through your harness and let the tail hang down to your shin. • Make two loops in the main rope (not the tail end), one stacked on top of the other. • Flip the loops so that the main rope is coming “up and out of the ground”, with the loops above it. • Bring the tail (aka the rabbit) up through the hole made by the 2 loops, around the “tree” (the main rope), and back down through the hole. Tie a safety knot with the leftover tail.
