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Descending off Multipitch? 21-Sep-2010 At 10:22:01 AM Andrew_M

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Gotta love an EDK argument...I'll bite.

Sometimes it is much more dangerous to get a rope stuck because you're using a double fisherman's than the tiny, but theoretically possible, chance of an overhand rolling off the end of a rope.

A lot of testing has been done on the "EDK" - equal diameters, unequal diameters, it doesn't matter - it is safe. Dress it well, leave long tails, and USE IT.

Besides, ehow.com recommends the overhand, so it must be right:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4473555_tie-rappelling-knots.html

On 20/09/2010 gfdonc wrote:
>European Death Knot. Refers to rapelling off double ropes that are tied
>together with a single overhand knot.
>Some people I know do this but I don't. Never do it with ropes of unequal
>diameter. Don't do it with wet or icy ropes either.
>There we go, I fulfilled another dave's prediction ..
>