Questions tagged [knot-identification]
Questions about identifying knots, please include a picture of the knot.
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Can anyone ID this hitch?
This is something I use around the house, camping, tying down misc truck loads, etc. It’s a quick way to attach a carabiner to a bight, it can take load on the working, standing or both ends, it doesn’...
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Can anyone identify this stopper knot?
I was trying to tie a largish stopper knot using a guide on my phone. Somehow I ended up with this.
It works for what I wanted but I’d like to know its name.
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How to lash a corner of a bamboo pergola?
I'm considering building something akin to a bamboo pergola and tying it together with a rope. What would be the best method for tying its 'corners' where three poles meet?
From the Wikipedia article ...
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What knot was used by my mountain guide to tie me in to the middle of a rope?
Twice now I have been out winter hiking with a guide and another person and I'm trying to work out what knot they used to tie the middle person onto the rope.
Let's say the guide is in front, my ...
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Does anyone recognise this knot?
I came across this knot when it was used to tie a guy wire to a newly purchased light weight tent. I am reasonably knot savvy but have never come across it. It forms a non-slip loop when pulled up ...
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What knot is this that starts off like a taut line hitch but ends differently?
I thought that Les Stroud was about to make a taut line hitch. But at the end he did a couple of things a little different. What is this knot? Does it hold better than a taut line hitch?
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What the name of the knot that is used for tying something to a pole? [closed]
Whats are some simple knots to attach a rope to a pole?
It involves simply looping around the pole, and then running through one of the ends through the loop and tightening
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What is this knot that is used on ice axe leashes?
I recently purchased a Petzl ice axe and it came with a leash tired to it using a simple knot that allows the length of the leash to be adjusted.
I am interested in this knot because I had ...
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This isn't a double overhand loop -- what is it?
Inspired by @ShemSeger's possibly invented knot, I'm curious to see if anyone knows anything about this knot:
Final knot:
Reverse deconstructed:
It's basically the same idea from a double figure ...
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What's this knot called?
I came up with this variation of the flat overhand knot (also known as the Euro Death Knot) for pulling ropes on a rappel. I've never been comfortable using the Euro Death Knot (EDK), but it's hard to ...
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What knot is this one? What are its purposes?
I stumbled across it and I saw it in a showcase.
I couldn't recognize it. It looks like it's a way to tie fixed loops in the middle of a rope.
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What is the name of this knot for tying into a "confidence" rope?
I came across this tutorial. But I don't recognise the knot.
Can anyone tell me the name of this knot?
Is this the correct knot for this use?
Any alternatives techniques for this or am I good with ...
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