Somerville Bowline

The Somerville bowline was first popularized by Topologist around 2009 and is a very solid cuff.  It won’t collapse under tension and has a very compact knot.  While it may be tricky to tie at first, it is well worth the practice and works well with synthetic rope.

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Rope Fundamentals I Class

Consent | Types of Rope | Cutters | Nerve Injury Basics | Lark’s Head | Square Knot Single Column | Somerville Bowline | Double Column Tie | Hands Over Head | Extending Rope | Chest Harness | In-Line Cuff | Gunslinger | Spiral Futomomo | Two Band Futomomo

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