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Near Miss - Abseiling on tail of ropes. 3-Feb-2016 At 10:26:54 AM kieranl

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On 3/02/2016 gfdonc wrote:
>I can't help but point out that the two tails on a double fisherman's are
>not next to each other, thus avoiding the problem.
>
That's not a solution to the problem the OP encountered. He clipped one of the tails and one of the correct ones. That should actually be harder to do with an overhand (can people please stop using that stupid EDK name) than a DF as the tails exit the knot on the opposite side to the live lines while the DF has one tail exiting in the same direction as the live lines.

On the other hand, it's more likely that the DF will normally be tied with shorter tails than the Overhand because the DF is the more secure knot, so less likely to have the problem. Sensible length tails whatever the knot you prefer is the solution.

Just goes to show how easy it is to get it wrong, especially when you're tired.