Vertical caving terminology and methods > Knots > Common knots
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The most simple of all stable noose knots, which can be tied on a bight or by the most basic rethreading of an overhand knot. This knot is never used on its own, as there are many better nooses which are less prone to slipping (such as the poacher's knot). However, this knot forms an integral part of the butterfly knot, and is one of the steps used to tie a butterfly knot by rethreading. It can also be used as a very quick method to tie a bowline, putting the tail through the noose, then pulling the noose until it capsizes into a bowline; which variation of bowline gets created depends on which tail is used, and which direction it passes through the noose. To be properly called a slip knot, the knot should be a slipped version of the knot, which means it is not useful at all for SRT.
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