http://www.climbing.com Since 1970 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:35:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.climbing.com/skill/the-butterfly-knot/ http://www.climbing.com/skill/the-butterfly-knot/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:25:51 +0000 http://www.climbing.com/?post_type=skill&p=225300 This is the preferred knot for tying into the middle of a rope, as you’d do on a three-person rope team. (Clip into the loop with a locking carabiner.) This knot is also great for rappelling when your ropes are too short. (See Climbing’s November issue, no. 310, for more on rappelling on too-short ropes.)

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