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It's called an "autoblock" by climbers today in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoblock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoblock
by brianmwaters_hn 11y ago
It's called an "autoblock" by climbers today in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoblock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoblock
- glomph 11y agoThat appears to be a slightly different knot. The final stage where the bottom loop goes through the top isn't done for an autoblock.
- masklinn 11y ago> The final stage where the bottom loop goes through the top isn't done for an autoblock. That'd be the french knot which only blocks in one direction. The Machard knot which blocks in both directions does not loop through itself, the karabiner goes through both loops to close the knot.