knots Archive
The Bunny Ears variation of the Figure-of-8 knot has become very popular with many technicians as an anchor knot. It is particularly useful when attaching a single rope to two points in close proximity. Below is an
The Munter Hitch can be used as a personal belay ‘device’ or on an anchor to lower or belay another. This hitch, like most, has many names: Italian Hitch Nœud de Demi-Cabestan (French: ‘Nœud de Cabestan’ literally
The Factors of Safety Quiz was published 25th July, 2015. The quiz has been completed some 1,100 times with an average result of 55.85%. Below is the quiz with the breakdown of results. I believe that some of
The first quiz on that we published was on Mechanical Advantage and has had over 2,200 completions with an average result of 53.81%. If we assume that the people that have completed this quiz are a representative sample of
The Knot or Not Quiz was published on 24 September, 2015. It has had 820 completions with an average result of 51.7%. Below is an overview of the quiz and the results generated. This quiz was published to