Figure-of-nine loop
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| Figure-of-nine loop | |
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| Category | loop |
| Efficiency | 70% |
| Related | Figure-of-eight knot, Figure-of-eight follow through, Figure-of-eight loop |
| Releasing | Can jam badly in any rope type, but somewhat less likely to jam than a figure-of-eight loop. |
| Typical use | Caving. Sometimes used instead of a figure-of-eight loop to attach a rope to an anchor point or belay. It has both greater strength and bulk than a figure-of-eight loop, so is normally used only in thin rope. |
| Caveat | None, secure. |
The figure-of-nine loop is a type of knot. It is tied as a figure-of-eight loop but with an extra turn before finishing the knot - hence its name.
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