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The double bowline gets a bad rap for climbing, but tied correctly it still has its place.

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This knot is also more secure than the bowline with new, stiff, or slick ropes and in situations where the knot could rub against the rock (chimney climbing)--it's much less likely to come undone ...

Regardless of what your crusty climbing partner says, using the bowline knot you learned in Boy Scouts to connect yourself to a rope is asking for trouble.

Ready to climb with confidence? Learn how to tie important climbing knots before you start your adventures.

The bowline is a slightly weaker knot, at 70 to 75 percent, followed by the double fisherman's at 65 to 70 percent. The clove hitch is the weakest of the common climbing knots, at 60 to 65 percent.

Want to learn how to tie a bowline knot? Here's a step-by-step guide (including photos and videos) on how to tie this essential knot.

A pensioner fell 30ft to his death from indoor climbing wall after tying a bowline instead of a figure of eight knot in his rope, an inquest heard.

The double bowline gets a bad rap for climbing, but tied correctly it still has its place.