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Posted by Bill S on June 8, 2007 at 1:01:16 pm EDT
In reply to clove hitch for tie in's posted by FMD on June 8, 2007 at 11:24:32 am EDT

I assume you mean tying into the anchor, not tying the rope to your harness. Yes, this is pretty much a standard for tying into an anchor. Take a look at Craig Leubben's and John Long's books on climbing anchors for discussions of knots and their strength. You may find some of the latest testing results of various knots and anchoring techniques to be a bit surprising. The knot holds well, plus it is very rapidly adjustable and rapid to tie. 8 on a bight is quick to tie as well and used when there will be no need to do adjustments. One of the advantages of the clove hitch is that it can be quickly converted to a Munter, if needed.

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