Yosemite bowline

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Yosemite bowline

Names	Yosemite bowline, Bowline with a Yosemite finish
Category	Loop
Related	bowline
Releasing	non-jamming

A Yosemite bowline is loop knot often perceived as having better security^{[citation needed]} than a bowline. However, it has been pointed out that if the knot is not dressed correctly it can potentially collapse into a noose. ^[1]^[2]

A Yosemite bowline is made from a bowline with the free end wrapped around one leg of the loop and tucked back through the knot, a final round turn and reeve commonly known as a "Yosemite finish." The knot's security is enhanced by preventing the bowline 'capsizing' to form a highly dangerous slip-knot. Additional safety is achieved by tying with a tail (see below). When finished, the working end forms a figure eight.

The Yosemite finish can be applied to other bowline variants, such as the double bowline.

While the knot's versatility suggests it as a convenient tie-in for attaching a climbing rope to a climber's harness, the figure-of-eight follow through is the most common choice because it is more widely known and perhaps more easily checked. The Mountaineering Handbook is one of the few texts that suggest that the Yosemite bowline is better for this purpose. Suggested benefits include being easier to untie when wet and frozen, being possible to tie-in with only one hand, and the knot is simpler, allegedly making it easier to inspect. Testing found it a strong knot for the purpose. ^[3]

It is recommended that any knot which is used to attach a rope to a safety harness is always finished with a 'stopper' knot. A stopper knot, while serving to keep the loose end tidy, will not only help to prevent failure of the primary knot, but also act as a secondary safety knot itself. It is sometimes said that if enough of a tail is left to tie a stopper knot, the stopper becomes unnecessary. The tail should be a minimum of 40 - 60 cm depending on the thickness of the rope.

Tying

How to knot the Yosemite bowline

References

↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dj5Y3h1AEI
↑ http://www.forums.caves.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7818&start=15#p65350
↑ Connally, Craig (2004). The Mountaineering Handbook. International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. ISBN 978-0-07-143010-4.

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Loop knots	Angler's loop Artillery loop Bale sling hitch Bowline Bumper knot Cowboy bowline Diamond knot Double bowline Dropper loop Eskimo bowline Fiador knot Fireman's chair knot Halter hitch Handcuff knot Honda knot Jury mast knot Overhand loop Portuguese bowline Rigid double splayed loop in the bight Slippery eight loop Span loop Spanish bowline Tom fool's knot Trident loop Triple bowline Triple crown knot Water bowline Yosemite bowline Zeppelin loop

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