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The overhand knot and figure eight knot on a bight, can be attached to an anchor leg or used to secure the rope.

Tech Video – Overhand knot and figure eight knot on a bight

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The Stopper Knot is a great backup to other knots. It can be added to the end of the rope, or after another knot to increase security.

This particular knot is most commonly used at the end of the rope;  when setting up to rappel, at the end of the rope on the belay side when climbing top-rope, and at the end of any other finishing knot when building anchors.

We have seen the stopper knot at the end of a figure eight knot when climbers tie in and the tail end is too long. This of course is a bad habit to get into; a figure eight alone is strong enough without a stopper knot.

When you see a stopper knot at the end of the rope, it is usually referred to as “closing the system”. In the event that the rope was ever to be too short, the stopper knot will block the rope from coming out of your belay/rappel device. This particular stopper knot will not work on other devices used for canyoneering, or devices with a wider opening that are different from those used for rock climbing.

Tech Video | Stopper Knot or Double Overhand Knot

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Tech Video | Clove Hitch “Handshake” method

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Tech Video | Munter on a carabiner

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The Munter Mule is used to secure a munter. It is also used to escape or lock a loaded line in place with the excess rope.

Take a bite of rope from the excess, make a small loop, pass a bite of rope from the same line through the small loop, and finish securing by wrapping that excess around the load line with an over hand knot (or half fisherman’s knot).

Use a larger locking carabiner to allow the hitch to be inverted thru the carabiner when pulled. Make sure to tie off the end of the munter mule snug with an overhand or half fisherman’s knot to avoid it from slipping or coming undone when loaded.

Tech Video | Munter Mule

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The Munter Hitch Knot is often used to descend a rope through a locking carabiner or belay a second in situations when a different device is not available. For example, you accidentally dropped your rappel or belay device.

A larger carabiner is recommended to allow the hitch to invert through the carabiner when pulled. The load end should always be on the carabiner’s spine side (not the gate side).

Learning and practicing this knot can be of essence the day an emergency comes along and you end up at the top of a formation without a belay/rappel device.

Tech Video | Munter Hitch Knot

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The clove hitch is a very simple knot used to attach a rope a carabiner. Is quick and easy to set up and can bear load in both directions of pull.

The clove hitch is often used for attaching yourself to an anchor with your rope (rather than using a personal anchor system), building anchors and attaching objects to the center of the rope. In the anchoring application, it can be used to start or end an anchor system, as it offers great flexibility and it is adjustable – allowing for easy rigging and equalizing.

Once you have established the right amount of rope needed, make sure to cinch the clove hitch tight – to avoid it from slipping.

Tech Video | Clove Hitch

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