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gbagua
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Watch your knots!

Sun 21 Dec, 2014 2:20 pm

UIAA Mountain Equipments Testing 3

Yeah that was the overhand aka euro death knot.

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skog
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Re: Watch your knots!

Sun 21 Dec, 2014 6:14 pm

That was interesting. I like destruction testing :)
Strider
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Re: Watch your knots!

Sun 21 Dec, 2014 6:24 pm

I've seen this happen a few times. Incompletely tied bowlines in 28mm rope letting go a 4 tonne load. Scary as *&%$#! when it happens right next to you!
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Re: Watch your knots!

Fri 09 Jan, 2015 10:28 am

EDK's are known to roll, but they're still the best abseil knot!
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