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LADDER

Beginbyforminga figure-
eightknot(seepp.31-35)in
thebightoftherope:then
separatetheendsandlay
themparalleltodeterminethe
widthoftherungs.Withthe
leftendmakea doublebight
aroundtherightend(1).
Usingtherightend,makea
seriesofturnsaroundthe
bight,tighteningeachone
immediately(3,4,5).Finish
therungbypassingtheend
throughtheloopat theendof
thebight(6,7).Notethatthis
rungissimplya runningknot
securedonbothsides,so,
beforepassingontothenext
rung,makesurethattheturns
arewelltightened(8).This
willbalancetherungand
avoidsubsequentsagging.
Oncetherungistight,you
cancontinueusingthesame
procedure.workingfromthe
rightalternately,tomakethe
requirednumberofrungs(9).