How to tie A Belay Knot For Rock Climbing
How to Tie a Figure 8 Knot for Climbing - Everything You Need to Know || REI
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to tie the figure-eight knot grab the
end of the rope in one hand then extend
your arm and measure out a length from
your fist to your opposite shoulder hold
up that Bight and twist it one full
rotation so that the standing part of
the rope crosses over the working side
then comes around again to its original
position now pass the end of the rope
back through the loop next pass the end
of the rope through both the tie
endpoints on your harness and pull the
knot in close to you now feed the Rope
back through the knot tracing the
original as you go you want the working
end to run completely parallel to the
standing part of the original knot once
you've worked the end all the way
through dress the knot by making sure
the strands are neat and parallel then
tighten the knot by pulling each strand
tight individually make sure you have at
least six inches of tail and you can
check the knot by counting five sets of
parallel lines you'll use the figure
eight all the time because it's the most
common way to tie the rope into your
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