Double overhand noose

Double overhand noose
NamesDouble overhand noose, Scaffold,[1][2] Poacher's Knot[3]
CategoryHitch
EfficiencyHigh
RelatedNoose, Double overhand knot, Double fisherman's knot
ReleasingJamming
Typical useBind a carabiner
CaveatDifficult to untie
ABoK#409, #1120, #1228

The double overhand noose is a very secure hitch knot. It might be used by cavers and canyoneers to bind a cow tail or a foot loop to a carabiner.[4]

Double overhand noose binding carabiners.[a][b]
  1. ^ Ashley, Clifford W.. The Ashley Book of Knots. Published by Faber and Faber, 1993 — #1120 — ISBN 9780571096596
  2. ^ The complete guide to knots and knot tying — Geoffrey Budworth — p.37ISBN 0-7548-0422-4
  3. ^ Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots, Doubleday, p.65, #409. ISBN 0-385-04025-3
  4. ^ Les longes en spéléologie et descente de canyon Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in French)


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