Online Technical Canyoneering Resource for Utah Slots,
the Colorado Plateau and Beyond
Cedar Mesa, Capitol Reef, Escalante, Dirty Devil, Glen
Canyon, Moab, North Wash, San Rafael, & Zion
Common uses: Creating
a pair of footloops for ascending. Works
especially well with a 11' canyon cordelette.
Also excellent for creating a double strand
bight when added strength is needed, or
for creating two independently clippable
loops from one knot, so that they can be
clipped to separate protection as backup.
Fig. 1. Grasp
about 3' of doubled rope/cord/webbing. Twist
as if you were going to tie a figure eight
on a bight.
Pull a doubled bight of the doubled cord
through the loop as shown.
Fig. 2. Thread
the doubled bights of rope through the single
bight as shown. Pull on the doubled bights
and fold the single bight around the knot
until it runs snug against the rest of the
knot. This sounds confusing but will make
sense when you practice.
Fig. 3. Dress
the knot by pulling tightly on the footloop
bights and the rest of the rope. Adjust the
size of the footloops until your feet can
fit in them comfortably without falling out
too easily.
