Category Hitch Releasing Jamming Caveat Difficult to untie | Efficiency High Typical use Bind a carabiner | |
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The double overhand noose is a very secure hitch knot. It might be used by cavers and canyoneers to bind a cow tail or a foot loop to a carabiner.
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Names
Double Overhand Noose Knot (DONK) or the Poacher's Knot (ABoK #409)
Releasing
A heavily tightened double overhand noose will jam. The bound object has to be removed before untying.
Security
As the double overhand knot, it neither slips nor turns around. However, a third round turn might be useful with some highly lubricious spectra/nylon ropes.
References
Double overhand noose Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA