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Watch your knots!

PostPosted: Sun 21 Dec, 2014 2:20 pm
by gbagua
UIAA Mountain Equipments Testing 3

Yeah that was the overhand aka euro death knot.

:mrgreen:

Re: Watch your knots!

PostPosted: Sun 21 Dec, 2014 6:14 pm
by skog
That was interesting. I like destruction testing :)

Re: Watch your knots!

PostPosted: Sun 21 Dec, 2014 6:24 pm
by Strider
I've seen this happen a few times. Incompletely tied bowlines in 28mm rope letting go a 4 tonne load. Scary as *&%$#! when it happens right next to you!

Re: Watch your knots!

PostPosted: Fri 09 Jan, 2015 10:28 am
by beean
EDK's are known to roll, but they're still the best abseil knot!