Comments on: Climbing: My Favorite Rappel Knot — Figure 9 (video) http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine Inch by inch, I will get there. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:57:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mudworm http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12098 mudworm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:45:54 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12098 More of a teaching assistant. Others do the teaching, and I do the demonstrations. :-) More of a teaching assistant. Others do the teaching, and I do the demonstrations. :-)

]]> By: mudworm http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12097 mudworm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:43:55 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12097 I just upgraded the plugin. :-) Oh, I see what you are saying. Yes, many people do that and prefer it over double fisherman's finish. I sometimes do it too depending on the mood (and how much tail I happen to have to work with). Thanks for clarifying for me that it was not "knot on a bite" but rather "bight" and a bight was not what I thought it was. I didn't want to say that on the mailing list, but I got misled on the terminology and spelling by someone sitting near me last night. ;-) Anyhow, it was a good discussion. Thanks! I just upgraded the plugin. :-) Oh, I see what you are saying. Yes, many people do that and prefer it over double fisherman’s finish. I sometimes do it too depending on the mood (and how much tail I happen to have to work with). Thanks for clarifying for me that it was not “knot on a bite” but rather “bight” and a bight was not what I thought it was. I didn’t want to say that on the mailing list, but I got misled on the terminology and spelling by someone sitting near me last night. ;-) Anyhow, it was a good discussion. Thanks!

]]> By: Kent http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12096 Kent Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12096 Did you just add that plugin? The tie in I use is essentially a figure-8, but instead of tying a double-fisherman's with the end of the rope, I take the end around the standing part and then tuck the end back into the figure-8... Someone told me that's called a figure-9, but it's looking like that information was incorrect. Did you just add that plugin?

The tie in I use is essentially a figure-8, but instead of tying a double-fisherman’s with the end of the rope, I take the end around the standing part and then tuck the end back into the figure-8…

Someone told me that’s called a figure-9, but it’s looking like that information was incorrect.

]]> By: mudworm http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12092 mudworm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:00:06 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12092 I have to reply to this one just to make sure the new threaded-comment plugin works well. It seems to be because it allows me to get to the 3rd level. Cool, we can just keep going... :mrgreen: Okay, back to the knot. Now that I think about it, it is not impossible to tie a figure 9 as a tie in knot and then do the follow through just like what you do with figure 8. I do not personally know anyone who does it. One argument against it that I can think of is: with figure 8, it's very easy to visually check the integrity and correctness (10-point check?), but with figure 9, Hmmm... most people probably will pull their hair out trying to figure out if you did it right or not. I have to reply to this one just to make sure the new threaded-comment plugin works well. It seems to be because it allows me to get to the 3rd level. Cool, we can just keep going… :mrgreen:

Okay, back to the knot. Now that I think about it, it is not impossible to tie a figure 9 as a tie in knot and then do the follow through just like what you do with figure 8. I do not personally know anyone who does it. One argument against it that I can think of is: with figure 8, it’s very easy to visually check the integrity and correctness (10-point check?), but with figure 9, Hmmm… most people probably will pull their hair out trying to figure out if you did it right or not.

]]> By: Allen http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12091 Allen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:37:16 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12091 ah...the student, has become....the teacher! nice job! ah…the student, has become….the teacher!

nice job!

]]> By: Kent http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12080 Kent Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:31:45 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12080 No, not sure about the name of the tie-in knot... Just what someone told me somewhere along the way... Based on the RR discussion, I'd say it's likely that my source was wrong and that this is the actual Figure-9 :biggrin: . No, not sure about the name of the tie-in knot… Just what someone told me somewhere along the way… Based on the RR discussion, I’d say it’s likely that my source was wrong and that this is the actual Figure-9 :biggrin: .

]]> By: mudworm http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12079 mudworm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:25:48 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12079 You are welcome. But are you sure the tie-in know is a figure 9??? I've never heard such thing! In my understanding, Figure 9 is not about the "finish", it's about 8+1=9. :biggrin: You are welcome. But are you sure the tie-in know is a figure 9??? I’ve never heard such thing! In my understanding, Figure 9 is not about the “finish”, it’s about 8+1=9. :biggrin:

]]> By: Kent http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/2009/02/figure-nine/comment-page-1#comment-12078 Kent Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:23:25 +0000 http://www.mxi2000.net/mudworm/?p=222#comment-12078 Nice. Thanks for making this. I was following the discussion on Rock Rendezvous, but wasn't familiar with this knot. I'd heard that the tie-in knot that I use is called a Figure-9, or a "Yosemite finish" to a Figure-8. Nice. Thanks for making this. I was following the discussion on Rock Rendezvous, but wasn’t familiar with this knot. I’d heard that the tie-in knot that I use is called a Figure-9, or a “Yosemite finish” to a Figure-8.

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