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Eskimo bowline

Canonical name: Eskimo Bowline
Variant Name(s): None.
EskimoBowline.jpg
Category: Loop on the end.
Origin: Ancient.
Similarities: The Bowline has the working end loop around the standing part. This knot has the distinction of having the working end loop around its own descending part, instead of the standing part as the bowline knot[?].
Releasing: Non-jamming etc.
Efficiency: Unknown%
Caveat: None.
Uses: climbing, securing.
Comments: This knot may be slightly more secure than the Bowline but is a little less convenient to tie.
Structure:
Methods:

wikipedia.org dumped 2003-03-17 with terodump