The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not ... For added ...

Every assisted braking device (ABD) can inadvertently lock the rope to varying degrees when quickly feeding out slack to a ...

Make sure that there is at least 3 inches of tail leaving the knot. Tie off the extra tail of rope to the live end of the rope using several overhand knots or a double fisherman's knot. Clip a locking ...