A Figure of Eight knot is easier to untie than a Figure of Nine knot. I have been proving this since the early 2000's and as of late online more often.
The Butterfly Bend is a real easy knot to tie two ropes together. We use the Alpine Butterfly already in our rigging and to isolate a damaged part in the rope
The final video on how to tie ropes to use for abseiling. In a rope access setting that is. In the previous videos I've shown
After the first video on how to join two ropes together, here is the second video. It took a while because there were and
As we have seen in the F9 vs F8 video, it is important how we tie a F8 knot. There are two right ways to tie a F8 and one is easier to undo after loading.
The Butterfly Knot! One of the most versatile knots used in rope access (IRATA, SPRAT)
We have already learned the Figure of Eight on a Bight, a
We learned how to descend or rappel down a rope. However in the rope access industry it is essential that you know how to climb up a rope
In this video you will learn how to tie a barrelknot also known as a scaffold knot. The know we use to tie carabiners to our cowstails
In the last video we learnt to tie the figure of eight on a bight or double figure of eight. If we want to tie our cowstails directly to out harness, the we need to make a rethreaded figure of eight
Today we get into some of the most used rope access knots. We start of with the basic double figure of eight knot, or the figure of eight on a bight.