Tie a Double Fishermans Knot
Joining knots
These knots allow two or more ropes to
be joined together securely.
This is a touchy subject. Opinions vary among climbers as to the best knot
to use when joining two ropes together. The figure eight, overhand, &
double fishersman's are just three methods. There's many reasons why you'd
want to join two ropes together, but perhaps the most obvious one is to
allow for a full rope length retrievable abseil.
Double Fisherman’s Knot
This knot allows two ropes to be joined together where necessary, for instance extending a rope to abseil off a rock face. It is basically two Double Overhand stopper knots combined together. The knot is slim in profile compared to other methods, which does mean it has less chance of snagging. The Double Overhand knots do not untie easily after a load has been exerted but this should be of comfort to climbers when deploying this kind of knot for the purpose of keeping two ropes together.
Step One:
Figure 1: Take the either end of the ropes to be joined.
Figure 2: In one of the tails tie a Double Overhand Knot,
keep it loose and pass the second rope through the middle of the knot.
Figure 3: In the second rope tie a Double Overhand Knot.
|
Figure 1 |
Figure 2 |
Figure 3 |
Step Two:
Figure 4: Pull the knots tight in each rope and then pull the ropes away from each other so any slack in the knots is tightened. Load on the rope will significantly tighten each knot and make the joining more secure.
|
Figure 4 |
