Best climbing knot? Whats your opinion?

[John Shutler]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/10367-helicoil-friction-hitch-info-help.html

 

check this out hama, yours looks like a klemheist

 

Klemheist knot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

ah ha! so im into the kliemhiest then, not the helical, though it is a helical wrapping knot!

 

cheers john

[RobRainford]

im a blakes myself, although im dabbling with the VT a bit.

 

ive been told there are two types of valdotain, that and the valdotain tresse, the tresse has the legs going in an under over under sequence as they wrap round. where the normal valdotain just has the 'bottom' leg staying on the under wrap each time, and the top leg staying on the over wrap.

 

Ive tried a pantin when thrusting with the blakes, if the blakes is set to a good length, it works well, lots less effort thrusting up all the time.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

im a blakes myself, although im dabbling with the VT a bit.

 

ive been told there are two types of valdotain, that and the valdotain tresse, the tresse has the legs going in an under over under sequence as they wrap round. where the normal valdotain just has the 'bottom' leg staying on the under wrap each time, and the top leg staying on the over wrap.

 

Ive tried a pantin when thrusting with the blakes, if the blakes is set to a good length, it works well, lots less effort thrusting up all the time.

 

been thinking about getting a pantin myself, looks like a good addition.

[Steve Bullman]

been thinking about getting a pantin myself, looks like a good addition.

 

pantins are great. ive been using gerry's ropewalker set up this week with a modified pantin, makes ascents effortless.....will have some vid of that up shortly

[RobRainford]

been thinking about getting a pantin myself, looks like a good addition.

 

its all about making work easier, as with all these other systems like the VT and stuff making climbing quicker and less demanding, a knot wher you have to thrust up takes so much extra work, especially when you cant push off a stem or get your feet on anything, its situations like that where a pantin will make it so much easier.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

pantins are great. ive been using gerry's ropewalker set up this week with a modified pantin, makes ascents effortless.....will have some vid of that up shortly

 

I shall keep my eyes open for that, but if i miss it drop me a heads up as i am keen to see this:thumbup1:

[morten]

never tried a helical, but yours looks like a klemheist to me hama

 

Yep, definately a klemheist, that one The Klemheist

[Big 'Ammer]

Klemheist is a nice knot to climb on if you like a prussic.

 

Nice and slippy to move up and bites hard down.

 

I used to use one a lot, but use a blakes these days, as its easy to adjust the length for different situations.

[David Humphries]

My choice, the helical wrap:thumbup1:

 

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Interesting choice of background for your rope display Tony.

 

Not worried the flat foots might pop out & have a nimble

 

 

 

 

 

 

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