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BUTTERFLY KNOT [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A knot that may be used by a climber to tie on in the middle of a rope and that is formed by twisting the rope once to form a loop and then twisting the loop to form a figure eight and then passing the bight over the rope and back through the first loop.

CONT

The Butterfly knot is most commonly used in glacier travel for tying in the middle climber when travelling three to a rope. It ... creates a nice loop for the middle climber to clip into, preferably with two carabiners ... also useful for isolating a damaged section of rope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Nœud papillon. S'emploie beaucoup pour les auto-assurances; permet de se déplacer sur la corde sans défaire le nœud et sans se décorder.

Spanish

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