Vertical caving terminology and methods > Knots > Common knots
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A bend knot tied by threading, used to make an improvised chest harness from a sling (known as a Parisienne baudrier). Used in a very careful arrangement of multiple knots that prevents the sheet bend from untying with an amarrage souple. Otherwise this knot, and countless other knots taught in the Scouts, have no place in SRT. Made from the same basic structure as a bowline, but without the loop that makes the bowline a little more reliable. Highly vulnerable to cross loading, and can capsize such that it comes untied with only a single pull on one of the tails. This is a very dangerous knot!
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