Hey readers it's Jack Carroll here with another blog post from Keenerville. After reading my tittle you must be wondering what an Alpine Butterfly is and why am I writing about it? The full name of the Alpine Butterfly is the Alpine Butterfly Knot. I am blogging about this knot because today was Thursday, and every Thursday night at Keeners ropes and knots night. On this night we learn about various knots, types of rope as well as situations to use these in kayaking. For example a two to one haul system that can be used to pull a boat out of a deep gorge. The Alpine Butterfly Knot is one of the knots keeners are introduced to on ropes and knots night.
The Alpine Butterfly Knot is a knot created on a bite of rope that when finished will have two tail ends and a loop in the middle. In order to tie this knot you must first find a sizable piece of rope. Next fold the rope in half and lay it on the table. After that make a single twist in the rope by grabbing the corner of the folded piece of rope and simply twisting it. Once you have completed this make a second twist the same way making sure there is plenty space between each twist creating three separate spaces. Next take the corner of the folded piece of rope and pull it down through the third space and up through the second space. Finally pull it tight by the tail ends and the loop. Now you have successfully tied an Alpine Butterfly Knot. This knot is very versatile as it can be pulled or loaded many different ways. The major drawback to this knot is it can not be inspected from a far distance to see if it is incorrect. Knowing the uses of ropes and knots can be very use full when creeking rappelling around waterfalls or even anchoring your self to take the perfect picture. For these reasons I have found it important to share one of my new found pieces of information. Hope this can be useful to you readers in the future.
Enjoy the water, until next time,
Jack Carroll
The Alpine Butterfly Knot is a knot created on a bite of rope that when finished will have two tail ends and a loop in the middle. In order to tie this knot you must first find a sizable piece of rope. Next fold the rope in half and lay it on the table. After that make a single twist in the rope by grabbing the corner of the folded piece of rope and simply twisting it. Once you have completed this make a second twist the same way making sure there is plenty space between each twist creating three separate spaces. Next take the corner of the folded piece of rope and pull it down through the third space and up through the second space. Finally pull it tight by the tail ends and the loop. Now you have successfully tied an Alpine Butterfly Knot. This knot is very versatile as it can be pulled or loaded many different ways. The major drawback to this knot is it can not be inspected from a far distance to see if it is incorrect. Knowing the uses of ropes and knots can be very use full when creeking rappelling around waterfalls or even anchoring your self to take the perfect picture. For these reasons I have found it important to share one of my new found pieces of information. Hope this can be useful to you readers in the future.
Enjoy the water, until next time,
Jack Carroll
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