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It's the "proper" part that's the problem. Even the Yosemite finish is problematic. Google for "deaths from climbing with bowline" and you'll find lots of veter
by peterwwillis 7y ago
It's the "proper" part that's the problem. Even the Yosemite finish is problematic. Google for "deaths from climbing with bowline" and you'll find lots of veteran climbers who have died or been seriously injured from their bowline coming undone, either because they did it messily and it capsized, or they screwed it up and didn't realize it until they took a fall.
- senderista 7y agoYup, that's why climbers replaced it with the figure-eight loop decades ago. Which is a bitch to untie after loading, but at least it won't self-upset.
- slowhand09 7y agoCircling back late on this one. Lots of article, many rehashing the previous articel. Common themes seem to be "improperly tied" and "magically untied itself" which to me implies "improperly tied" again. No fault with the figure 8 tho. When we rappelled, and in ROTC mountaineering we used bowlines and Army Gold Braid lines. That should date me.