Figure-8-on-a-Bight Knot
The Figure-8-on-a-Bight knot is an excellent and easy-to-tie knot, tied in a loop or bight of rope, that is usually used for tying a climber into anchors with because it is very strong and also easy to untie after being tightened. The knot is also often used for tying a climber into the middle of a rope as well as for clipping the end of an extra rope or haul line to the back of a lead climber’s harness. The Figure-8-on-a-Bight is a loop knot that, like the Figure-8 Follow-Through Knot, has two separate strands that are clones of each other. The knot is an exact replica of the Figure-8 Follow-Through Knot. The Equalizing Figure-8 knot, a variation of the Figure-8-on-a-Bight, is a better choice for tying into 3 anchors.
