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young bull · 5th January 2008, 07:36 PM

g'day, after a right lecture from my uncle will i was wondering if a conventional figure 8 with a safety knot is suitable for my highline application. he normally uses a bowline (reef knot). my dad is a level 5 arborist/ horticulturist and recomends a figure 8. also, while scalfing out the head in a hoop pine my dad pulled it over with the winch on our 18 bandit before i did the back cut....is this safe???? being a novice climber i was freaking out, can anybody shed some light??? thanks.

5th January 2008, 07:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
young bull I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: queensland Posts: 3	conventional figure-8 g'day, after a right lecture from my uncle will i was wondering if a conventional figure 8 with a safety knot is suitable for my highline application. he normally uses a bowline (reef knot). my dad is a level 5 arborist/ horticulturist and recomends a figure 8. also, while scalfing out the head in a hoop pine my dad pulled it over with the winch on our 18 bandit before i did the back cut....is this safe???? being a novice climber i was freaking out, can anybody shed some light??? thanks.