figure eight knot
Climbing rope terminus
A figure eight knot is a stopper knot that forms a shape resembling the numeral 8.
It's one of the strongest and most reliable basic knots, used in climbing, sailing, and rescue work because it holds well under load and is easy to inspect and untie after use: Tie a figure eight knot at the end of the rope.
- stopperClosure for an opening
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- climbing ropeDynamic cord for ascents
- loopCurve closing on itself
- rock climbingScaling steep natural surfaces
climbing · tie in · sailing · overhand · follow through · bight · rigging · hitch · tie · double back · cord · splice · halyard · belay · nautical · twist · coil · tangle
- Celtic arttriskelion, triskele, knotwork, interlace, Celtic harp
- knotsbowline, clove hitch, half hitch, noose, trucker's hitch
- ropeworkropework, hitch, splice, splicing, bend
- figure eightsinfinity symbol
- climbing knotsbowline, clove hitch
- topologymanifolds, compactness, neighborhoods, torus, connectedness
knot function
figure eight knotgranny knot
Improperly crossed square tie
slip knot · bowline · half hitch · overhand knot · bend
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