Here you can see the rope being braided around the core yarn, as it's pulled up through a dye. This is the braiding action in slow-motion. It produces a mountain climbing rope. Strong, yet ...

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 ... Alternatively, clip a carabiner into the finishing loop and then ...