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ARTILLERY

LOOP

Thisknotismadein
medium-andlargeM
diameterropeandwas
formerlyusedby
artillerymentopull
cannonandother
artillery.Itisalsoused
byclimbers.butin this
casetheloopmustbe
largeenoughtoslip
overtheshoulder,
leavingthehandsfree
fortheclimb.

Method
Formalargeloopwith
theendunderthe
standingpartandpass
theendupoverthe
standingparttotheleft
oftheloop.Takethe
endoftheloopwiththe
righthandandtwistit
counterclockwiseto
formanotherloop(1).
Turnthissecondloop
upwardsandinsertit
betweentheendand
theleftsideoftheupper
loop(2).Tightenthe
knotbypullingboththe
endandthestanding
partat thesametime(3).

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