lee's locked bowline

Submitted by Mark Gommers (not verified) on Thu, 2018-07-26 03:43, Quote from Masa: Are you aware that climbers also make mistakes tying the #1047 Figure 8 eye knot? Falling is a norm especially indoor, and then the ease of untying is a significant advantage, as well as a speedy tying-in, which comes particularly handy in intensive indoor sessions like 4×4. One would presume that ‘they’ could select and use any knot they desire. Is it acceptable to retrofit a new-work plastic electrical box by screwing through it into a stud? Yosemite Bowline knot is one of the most popular variant of Bowline knots used by climbers, notably for the harness tying-in point. This is a very consistent and solid method to get the nipping loop set up. Unconscious competence; and There is no such failure mode - the original poster on the IGKT website is not a licenced test laboratory or an expert on knot testing. My final point is related to point #2 above. That means the acceptable probability of mistying the harness tying-point is smaller than 1 in 10 millions, or 0.00001%. If you pull (yank) on the tail before the core of the knot is properly cinched tight - the tail will become 'displaced' to a position inside the nipping loop. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)? The proposition tendered by that person could apply to any knot - to single out Scotts locked Bowline is non-sensical. For example, if you want to compare particular off-road 4WD (SUV) vehicle against another vehicle, you need to select another 4WD (SUV). In addition to zoul's excellent answer, the Bowline has another drawback in that it can come loose (or even undone) after repeated load/unload cycles (i.e. There are a few, and we’ll examine them in detail soon. What is a proper way to support/suspend cat6 cable in a drop ceiling? 3. However, I do not think it is less likely to come loose than the standard Bowline. It’s only March, but the devoted are starting to filter back toward Frog Buttress. Try this : with the Yosemite Bowline, let the to-be-further-tucked (out through collar) tail *swing wide* so that it crosses the main line, AND THEN instead of tucking it on out through the collar, bring it back sharply through the main "nipping" loop; in this way, this further-tucked tail binds against the main line, helping to keep it snug, and it of course is wrapping around the tail. Thanks again for your input, it’s certainly welcome! It was invented/discovered by sailors and it is perfectly fine for use on a sailing vessel. … This is because there is NO possibility of getting loose by itself. Some have made spurious claims as to the inherent weakness of bowlines, but it should be remembered that all knots weaken cordage to some extent. I can literally tie a bowline one-handed and eyes closed – I tested this! During his relentless examination, Gommers tested the breaking strain of the EBSB and observed it to be approximately 75% as strong as the minimum breaking strength of the cordage as quoted by the manufacturer (Sterling, for those playing at home). I agree with you in one point; if it is properly cinched tight, it is OK, but only while that orientation is being kept. Perhaps it would be good to write more about the bowline variants climbers actually use, as I haven’t seen those above in the wild. It is NOT to declare knot A versus knot B in a pull-it-till-it-yields test and declare the winning knot as somehow ‘better’ than the ‘losing’ knot. 'Sideways' loading is actually a general issue with a certain class of knots, including both the bowline and figure-8 (i.e., either of the 2 popular knots a climber might use to tie in with will fail catastrophically when sidways loaded). To commence climbing with a loose tie-in knot strongly implies recklessness and/or incompetence. It has a certain similarity to a figure 8 too – it’s a barrel of laughs to tie one and then ask your partner to inspect your figure 8. Perhaps one disadvantage, is you have a second chance to mis-thread your harness tie-in loops! Does this include destinations visited via Cruise Ships? See more of Lee's Locker on Facebook. Also, another advantage is the rope-end is at the outside of the knot and hence is less likely to catch a harness or body, whereas in the standard Bowline or Double Bowline, the rope end and the stopper knot near it touch and catch surrounding things like a harness all the time. Writing letter of recommendation for someone I have never met. Bowline is more difficult for partners to check (partly because many modern climbers don't know it in the first place). Which mid-line knot is best suited for a trucker's hitch? The progress that I and several others have made with ‘Bowllines’ is due to the fact that we were prepared to innovate and explore new ideas and new ways of solving old problems. Is it really completely safe in all situations and loads, or are there use cases where it may fail? For what it’s worth, let’s try and wade through this particular quagmire and see if we can’t shed some light on this most ancient of climbing questions – should you tie in with a bowline, and if so, which bowline is best? Typically, the ‘client’ is a total novice who is just along for the fun and thrill of the climb. Agreed. About as strong under ideal circumstances, Can come untied on their own when unloaded. And this is a key concept…so I’ll repeat it again: The #1010 simple Bowline was intended for use at sea on sailing vessels – it was never intended for rock climbing and/or mountaineering. The primary advantages of all ‘Bowlines’ is that they are Post Eye Tiable (PET) and totally jam resistant. I feel like this answer would be more appropriate to a differently worded question, so it would help people think about the issue clearly. Are bowlines strong enough for climbing applications? Stack Exchange network consists of 176 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. Robert Chisnell reported an accident where a climber incorrectly a figure 8 into the harness. Another point – Merely because another person doesn’t know a particular knot does not make it unsafe. I'm going to try and find recommendations from link-able authorities, but its a little complicated because most "authorities" are either books I don't have with me, are groups like the AMGA, which don't put a lot of information free online. Double Bowline has two loops instead of one to thread the (end of the) rope through. I have heard of a rumour Double-Bowline is pretty popular in Germany as the tie-in knot. The fact is that anyone can make a mistake with any knot – human error is always a factor. Personally, I would still recommend you to tie a stopper knot, as I have witnessed the loosened Yosemite Bowline over a course of a day. I use this for single pitch sport only and has two advantages: stopper knot on the outside; if the knot did loosen fully, you still end up with a regular bowline with a very long tail. It would be invalid to compare against a conventional 2WD car. I doubt if Edwards Bowline is widely used in the UK, let alone outside (n.b., the name comes from the Cornish climbing legend, the Edwards). By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy. Of the two, the latter is a less important consideration given the strength assessments made above, but it is still worth note. 1,006 people like this. In this (untied off) form the knot is unsafe as there is a strong chance of slippage. Shortening a shoulder-length sling to half-length? Thanks for the idea . Hi mate, just a follow up to your question, and the short answer is no. Why do you ignore the facts? There is no load test that has managed to induce jamming. You mention in your content that I load tested some ‘Bowlines’ – and found them to be in the vicinity of 75% of their unkotted yield strength. This also applies in reverse, such that when a bowline is untied, it leaves no “residual” knot which has the potential to become stuck if pulled through the anchor in a moment of inattention. let me less emphatically remark that there are many good ways to tie in, and some of these use variations of the bowline. I have modified the naming convention of the knot. To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers. 5. 5. Lee’s Locked Yosemite Bowline. This is one of the reasons why I am releasing my technical papers into the public domain (free-of-charge)…to provide a technically accurate reference material which will hopefully filter through to the masses and improve our collective knowledge. I am a strong believer of Murphy's law: Anything that can go wrong will. What are "non-Keplerian" orbits? Having read the thread, I agree with you Mark. I learned to tie a single bowline sailing as a kid by tying a half hitch, and then inverting it. Bowline is significantly weaker than Figure-of-Eight (the experimental results vary a lot, but as a rule of thumb, Bowline seems to be 10-20% weaker than Figure-of-Eight), though this point is in a vast majority of cases in climbing not a serious concern. I didn’t want to go to the completely general case of loading different types of knots, but I think you can still slip the information about the figure-8 into your answer quite nicely. In fact, there is a class of structures known as 'secure Bowlines'. The major disadvantage of the Simple Bowline is that lacks the security of the Figure 8, given that it has a tendency to work loose unless kept under constant tension. When compared with the Figure 8, which has been observed by many tests to be 75-80% as strong as the minimum breaking strength, this represents slim to no difference. Same goes with screw-gate carabiners - climbers often forget to lock them - so in response, manufacturers offer self-locking twist-lock style gates. There are other similar wrong use cases, all depending on the knot being able to hold when pulled sideways – which the bowline knot isn’t. In fact, some argued it is still strong enough even tied wrong-handedly, referring to a single experiment presented in the UKC forum. Your video explaining the failure mode of the Bowline with 'Yosemite finish' is incorrect. If you need to add a ‘stopper / backup’ knot – by definition, the knot isn’t secure and stable. That said, self-reliance is a key attribute in the sport of climbing, and those who are confident and practiced in tying a bowline should feel no reluctance in its use. The case went to the court and after that the Germans have done a series of tests on the knot to realize that it can indeed slip under side load, which is why it’s considered unfit for climbing today. Figure 8’s are the steak dinner of knots. This is troubling to me because someone new to knots might draw the wrong conclusion (bowline is BAD) because of a miss-application (what you document is that sideways loading is BAD, which, really, applies to other knots too). I have to add that the Double Bowline (usually called "Bowline on the Bight") is not unsafe and is one of two "official recommended" Knots for tying in in most of Europe. I know a couple of “husky” climbers who have used this, including the irrepressible Mike Law in the current incarnation of his climbing career. You then mislead the reader into thinking that all 'Bowlines' are somehow unsafe (based on the Yosemite Bowline). And so it is nothing short of idiotic to declare ‘Bowlines’ as being unsafe by pointing to the #1010 simple Bowline as the prime example. For me it would be my current choice for a bowline tie-in. Product/Service. However, some inaccuracies remain – but, given the fact that the subject area of ‘Bowlines’ is incredibly complex – you have written an article that is better than most. "I would appreciate the reference to support your argument, if you could give one – and hence the discussion that follows." Double Bowline has a follow through of the photos show the Bowline, Lee 's link,! The inside or outside without avoidable risks, Submitted by Mark Gommers a mooring line to a outside... 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