The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest ...
They’re not that complicated – they’re just some string tangled up ... you know how safe it really is. You better KNOT test ...
It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A sperm whale has died after becoming tangled in ropes and stranding on a Scottish island. The 15-metre (49ft) long whale was first spotted ...