Figure of Eight Retrace

Description

FIGURE OF EIGHT RETRACE: (Class 4, Special Knot):

Purpose: To tie the climbing rope around a fixed object or harness.
Tying the Knot:

Step 1: Grasp the top of a 2’ bight.

Step 2: With the other hand grasp the running end (short end) and make a 360 degree turn around the standing end.

Step 3: Place the running end through the loop you have just formed.

Step 4: Place the running end around the anchor point or harness.

Step 5: Route the running end back through the figure of eight tracing the original knot to the standing end.

Step 6: Dress the knot.

Checkpoints

-Two ropes running side by side in the shape of a figure eight.

-The knot will form a fixed loop around a fixed object or harness.

-Minimum 4” pigtails and no twists.