Tie an Alpine Butterfly Knot
A knot for creating a loop in the middle of a rope, using less rope and having greater load bearing potential. Very easy to untie even after taking a load and does not distort or slacken when forces are applied.
Step One:
Figure 1: Lay the rope across the middle of your palm.
Figure 2: Loop the rope around the hand once keeping the
loop slack.
Figure 3: Loop the rope once more around the hand remembering
to keep the loop slack.
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Figure 1 |
Figure 2 |
Figure 3 |
Step Two:
Figure 4: Take the middle loop and tuck it under the last
loop following the direction of the fingers.
Figure 5: Pull the loop back over the other two in the
direction of the elbow.
Figure 6: Feed the pulled loop back under the other two
loops in the direction of the fingers.
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Figure 4 |
Figure 5 |
Figure 6 |
Step Three:
Figure 7: Remove hand from loops and pull the two tails of the rope in opposite directions to tighten the rope and create a neat and strong loop. This loop can be clipped into protection and will remain strong under load stress but can be easily untied after use.
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Figure 7 |
