How To Tie A Figure 8 Knot On A Bight
Figure 8 on a bight.
How to tie a figure 8 knot on a bight. First make a bight in the rope. Note make sure to give yourself enough rope to complete the knot. Pull it tight to lock the two loops. Which will form a loop.
Similar to the bowline this knot forms an eye or loop at the end of. Figure 8 double loop details. How to tie a figure 8 knot. While climbing you can also use it as a hitch.
The completed knot will form a loop so depending on your application the amount of rope needed will vary. For this the rope is doubled into a bight followed by tying the figure 8 knot. Having an efficiency of about 80 it is the basis of many other complicated knots used for the purpose of rock climbing like the figure 8 bend figure 8 on a bight figure 8 follow through double figure 8 knot etc. With a long bight in the rope use two double loops to tie a figure 8 knot.
For purposes of technical rope rescue the figure 8 on a bight knot in this video is completed with an overhand safety knot. It is one of the ways of creating a figure 8 loop apart from the figure 8 follow through. How to tie a figure 8 threaded figure 8 and figure 8 on a bight its knot of the week hd duration. Figure 8 on a bight.
Then move the bight over the standing part of the rope.