Double overhand noose

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Double overhand noose
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NamesDouble overhand noose, Scaffold,[1][2] Poacher's Knot[3]
CategoryHitch
EfficiencyHigh
RelatedDouble overhand knot, Double fisherman's knot
ReleasingJamming
Typical useBind a carabiner
CaveatDifficult to untie
ABoK#409, #1120, #1228

The double overhand noose is a very secure hitch knot. It might be used by cavers and canyoneers to bind a cow tail or a foot loop to a carabiner.[4]

Double overhand noose binding carabiners.[a][b]

Details[]

  • Make a bight

  • Turn around the standing end

  • the 2nd round rides the 1st

  • Tie inside the two rounds

  • Noeud double ganse-4.jpg

  • Tighten

A heavily tightened double overhand noose will jam. The bound object has to be removed before untying.

As the double overhand knot, it neither slips nor turns around. However, a third round turn might be useful with some highly lubricious spectra/nylon ropes.[5]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The running end is stored in the bight.
  2. ^ Foot loops tied with a zeppelin loop and an alpine butterfly knot.

References[]

  1. ^ Ashley, Clifford W.. The Ashley Book of Knots. Published by Faber and Faber, 1993 — #1120 — ISBN 9780571096596
  2. ^ The complete guide to knots and knot tying — Geoffrey Budworth — p.37 — ISBN 0-7548-0422-4
  3. ^ Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots, Doubleday, p.65, #409. ISBN 0-385-04025-3
  4. ^ Les longes en spéléologie et descente de canyon Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. ^ Tom Moyer, Paul Tusting, Chris Harmston,(2000) Comparative Testing of High Strength Cord
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