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Double bowline
NamesDouble bowline, Round Turn Bowline, Double-Knotted Bowline
CategoryLoop
Efficiency70-75%
RelatedBowline, Water bowline, Double sheet bend, Bowline on a bight
Typical useclimbing
ABoK#1013

A double bowline (or round turn bowline) is a type of loop knot. Instead of the single turn of the regular bowline, the double bowline uses a round turn. This forms a more secure loop than a standard bowline.[1]

  1. ^ Ashley, Clifford W (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots. New York: Doubleday. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-385-04025-9. OCLC 156951323.

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