do it
Hi,
Before I retired from climbing, the strait bend was what I used exclusively for rappelling. The overhand everyone else was using tends to roll, and people would end up leaving ridiculously long tails, or tying another overhand in the tails, to feel safe. I thought it better safety to have a decent bend properly tied.
I put it in one or Rock and Ice's tech tips in '05 or '06, I forget presicely when.
The Zeppelin bend is also very good, and will cause your climbing buddies some eye-popping concern.
Tie carefully,
Ben
Last edited by benz : 12-14-2011 at 07:55 AM.
Reason: misspelled "rappelling"
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