Alpine Butterfly Knot- hand wrap style

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
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  • @mactassie
    @mactassie 3 роки тому +101

    Hi Nick, nearly ten years on and your video is still the easiest and fastest way to do an Alpine Butterfly Knot. Thanks for your teaching.

    • @brycejosupait3621
      @brycejosupait3621 Рік тому

      1:31

    • @RonCenfetelli
      @RonCenfetelli Рік тому

      Hi Nick, and nearly two years on from your comment, ihave to agree. Mac's is my go-to video for the Alpine Butterfly. And done for a good-hearted purpose besides

  • @askingwhy123
    @askingwhy123 7 років тому +249

    Perfect video!
    1) shot in 1st-person perspective
    2) frame-filling close-up makes line easy to see
    3) sloooow
    4) multiple repeats
    Just perfect.

    • @raa6504
      @raa6504 5 років тому +14

      Short and perfect, nobody is gonna listen to a guy 5 minutes rambling about a knot then not properly showing it. This video is really perfect.

  • @stefanels4049
    @stefanels4049 6 років тому +18

    Here is a further improvement for your friend's numb fingers. You show three steps (but only two are needed):
    A. Wrap the loops left to right, giving this order: 1-2-3.
    B. Grab 2 and bring it under 3, giving this order: 1-3-2.
    C Take 2 over and under 1-3.
    Step B easily eliminated by wrapping the loops in a different order:
    A. Wrap the first two loops left to right: 1-2, and then wrap 3 between them, giving 1-3-2 right at the start. (This is just as easy as step A above.)
    -B. Grab 2 and bring it under 3, giving this order: 1-3-2.- (It is already in this order! Eliminate this step.)
    C Take 2 over and under 1-3.
    It is really obvious when you think about it. Because 2 is laid down before 3, if you wrap 3 between 1 and 2 it necessarily means 2 is already under 3 *and* in the rightmost position. Which was the whole point of step B. So step B is eliminated by a simple change in where to place the loops as you wrap them, and wrapping 3 between 1-2 is *way* easier and quicker for numb fingers than having to perform step B.

    • @ColdHawk
      @ColdHawk 3 роки тому +3

      Hahaha! I love the fact that I am fifty plus years old, learned this knot for an ROTC competition when I was in college, and have never even considered just looping the coils in a different order. The ironic thing for me is that I learned to tie this knot as part of setting up a rope bridge across an obstacle as a TIMED team event and over the years I have thought of that every time I tie the “absolutely speediest” version of the alpine butterfly. Funny how the human brain works…. Going to review how I tie a timber hitch, trucker’s hitch, bowline and others with new eyes. Thanks

  • @santa6688
    @santa6688 11 років тому +2

    Easiest way to tie this knot, by far. Thank you from a firefighter about to take a technical rescue course this weekend.

  • @nicholashayes3716
    @nicholashayes3716 Рік тому +6

    Only just heard of this knot, love the way you tie it, so much easier than other versions I've seen. Thanks a lot

  • @suznellis521
    @suznellis521 7 років тому +2

    I have seen this knot done several different ways and this one is by far the best way to do it! Thank you for this post.

  • @MonolithMike
    @MonolithMike 3 роки тому +7

    Not all heroes wear capes...some just show you how to tie an Alpine knot in the easiest way ever.

  • @tonyminnichsoffer7401
    @tonyminnichsoffer7401 Рік тому +2

    You present it so incredibly well that I no longer struggle with all those old formulas and numb fingers. Thanks a bunch!

  • @philipwagner9169
    @philipwagner9169 10 років тому +5

    Nick, outstanding, for me! Thanks to you, not only can I tie this knot in a quarter the time I used to. I also now understand he knot and how it works. Thanks so much for taking the time to put up your take on it!

  • @alexmelnua
    @alexmelnua Рік тому +3

    Thank you so much, Nick, for teaching me the easy method of tying the Alpine Butterfly Knot!
    Good luck and good mood!
    Warm greetings from Ukraine! 👍🇺🇦

  • @DigitEyezInc
    @DigitEyezInc 11 років тому +1

    I'm a newbie to climbing, but not to knots. I can easily tie 20 life-savers and useful bends, hitches, etc. Never came across this method. This was BRILLIANT! In a panic (or, for that matter, any) situation, it's perfect.
    Using your method, I can tie this knot with my eyes closed (literally). In fact, I'd go so far as to say that everyone be able to tie it with closed eyes.
    Thank you!

  • @nelsonw2096
    @nelsonw2096 8 років тому +23

    I think about this video every time I see someone try to show how to tie this some other awkward way. Thank you for sharing!

  • @JulesBartow
    @JulesBartow 11 років тому +9

    The Alpine Butterfly is similar to an inline Figure-8, but easier to untie. When you're climbing on a glacier, it's a quick way to create a loop in the safety line to clip into. I use it frequently as part of the Trucker's Hitch (TH) --which forms a block and tackle configuration with 3 times more tension. The TH is useful for securing loads from sliding around in the back of the pickup or strapping down a canoe to a roof rack --so tight it snaps metal racks.

  • @SkyKing101010
    @SkyKing101010 8 років тому +3

    Wow! Thank you. That was great.
    I just watched 4 or 5 videos about tying knots, including your friend with the cold hands. I think they all had the Alpine Butterfly knot, which I'd never seen before, and I liked it but I just couldn't get the hang of it. I watched your video and it was plain as day,... and you demonstrated three times. I can for sure tie one now. Thanks again, a million times.

  • @andrewpalmer3213
    @andrewpalmer3213 10 років тому +11

    Thank you SO much! I've been trying to get my head around this one for my SES training, but we were shown the 'twisty' way. Can't wait to show the guys! This is one of our 'must- know' knots.

  • @pamagujar183
    @pamagujar183 3 роки тому +2

    Great instructional video! The way you simplified it and made it so easy to follow along made understanding the process fun. Great technique teacher!

  • @chattygobblin
    @chattygobblin 7 років тому +3

    I love it when it is explained this simple, displayed so well. Fantastic!!! All my gratitude. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

  • @timma8510
    @timma8510 6 років тому +8

    I know you created this 7 years ago, but damn, you just blew my mind! Thank you!

  • @jimmypayton5849
    @jimmypayton5849 6 років тому +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH ! I have seen arborist tie this knot several times and could not follow what was happening, so fast and easy, compared to other methods, thanks again for sharing.

  • @chutneyferret3569
    @chutneyferret3569 4 роки тому +4

    Struggling with the twist method as my lines always seem to like to running next to eachother- this method is my adopted favourite, thanks so much!

  • @Archer_82
    @Archer_82 4 місяці тому

    Have done the twist method for decades, this loop over the hand is fantastic. Thank you.

  • @jamesostensen3187
    @jamesostensen3187 5 місяців тому

    Thank you, this was the sixth video I've watched and was the only one that helped me learn how to tie this knot again after not tying one for over ten years. Nice job and great video. This is also the way I was taught years ago.

  • @mjalbert5359
    @mjalbert5359 Рік тому

    Thank you so much. Other videos I've been sitting here 30 minutes getting frustrated and yours was the "one more time ONLY and then I'm done". The very first time I tried with your easy to see and simple method and I got it!!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩 Thank you so very much!!!!

  • @KelseyBanham
    @KelseyBanham 10 місяців тому +1

    Hands down the best video on tying this knot, thank you!

  • @richardmartin2646
    @richardmartin2646 2 роки тому +1

    My dad taught me how to tie a bowline and a half hitch.
    He tried to teach me that one, I guess I wasn't interested
    but I'm older now . I've been looking in the trucker's Hitch and all .
    that and when I saw this video that's exactly how he tied it I remember all he did was wrapped around his hand and that was it .
    I watched the other videos on the butterfly this is by far the best one for me .the easiest one the quickest one.

  • @thomasaldridge
    @thomasaldridge 8 років тому +11

    Messed half the night with Butterfly videos. Watched this video and the first time using the hand wrap method and it was perfect. Works well with 2 finger wrap for smaller cord to keep the loop smaller. Thanks.

    • @mondopod
      @mondopod 7 років тому +1

      Excellent additional tip! thanks

  • @robertshorthill4153
    @robertshorthill4153 3 роки тому +4

    Man, I've been looking for a knot like this for decades. Now I have it. No more spending 45 minutes to untie the other knot. Few people, even farmers know of the alpine butterfly. Climbers do, tho. I had a friend in college who was a climber, but I never saw her tie this knot. Maybe it was her secret to attach a carabineer to. Had I seen her tie it, I could have kissed her. 😃😁💖

  • @duanecurry4676
    @duanecurry4676 2 роки тому

    Great Illustration! Easy to see with the orange cord, and perfect lighting.

  • @dragan3290
    @dragan3290 3 роки тому +1

    Perfect. Been struggling last night with the alpine butterfly. So was doing the farmhand instead. I just saw ur vid. Thanks heaps, very clear and perfect method! Cheers from Australia just subbed.nice work 🙂👍👍👍

  • @jsherck
    @jsherck 11 років тому +1

    it's a good knot for a loop in a trucker's hitch (creating mechanical advantage) or, possibly, for a series of loops on a line you're hanging items from. Also, it's my understanding you can use it to take a section out of your line, say if it were frayed or damaged, but you don't want that damage to undermine the strength of the rope.

  • @StuWiley100
    @StuWiley100 11 років тому +1

    OK, this was really cool. After messing with other methods and frozen fingers, I have to say that this is really one of the easiest versions. The hardest part is digging that middle wrap out with gloves, but two steps later and I'm clipped in. NICE

  • @cheesecake6696
    @cheesecake6696 Рік тому

    I came to this video to do a refresher on the 2nd method you showed. Now I'm refreshed on the second method and learned the first. Thanks so much. :)

  • @axelpteeg
    @axelpteeg 6 років тому

    by far the best and easiest way to tie the essential alpine butterfly .great vid !! working in theatre , this knot is used a lot for putting tension on lines from the grid ( spot lines and grid brails !) a must know for anyone wanting to start a carreer as a tech in theatre ! i shall refer the newbies to this great vid every time i am asked about this knot . Thanks

  • @davedeatherage4902
    @davedeatherage4902 3 місяці тому

    I think that's a great technique for tying the butterfly knot,
    Thank you ! 👍😊

  • @9unslin9er
    @9unslin9er 4 роки тому +8

    I've made many rifle sling attachments this way. Perfect knot for the application.

  • @johngates453
    @johngates453 2 місяці тому

    EXCELLENT VIDEO: especially the PACE...& repetition. THANK YOU. May try incorporating into fly fishing nymphs !!!

  • @alphacat9302
    @alphacat9302 4 роки тому +1

    You made it easy. I can't do knots [and will forget this by tomorrow, lol] but was able to make a series of these off one view of 20 seconds of your vid. Thanks!

  • @williamthethespian
    @williamthethespian 6 років тому

    It maybe called an Alpine knot, but it's a very useful knot for mariners, and others as well. Thanks for making it so easy to do.

  • @lawrencelou3545
    @lawrencelou3545 Рік тому

    The easiest way to tie an alpine butterfly knot.. even under stress it can be done.. great instructional video . Tnx a mil..

  • @davidbroccoli6652
    @davidbroccoli6652 3 роки тому +1

    That was the easiest method yet. Thank you.

  • @Rofl2Much
    @Rofl2Much Рік тому

    I'd like to say that I've read a book about this knot, i watched a different video on how to tie this knot and I always messed it up. After watching this video I got it done my first try. Thanks

  • @normeradams9252
    @normeradams9252 4 роки тому

    I have found that this method is far easier than any other method. Thank you.

  • @melz3752
    @melz3752 2 роки тому

    Now doing this knot makes more sense! Lol I’ve been trying the other way but couldn’t find a vid that showed it slow enough to follow. Thank you!!

  • @vietrandy1
    @vietrandy1 3 роки тому

    Best illustration of this knot on UA-cam. Thank you 😊

  • @waynedicks2355
    @waynedicks2355 7 місяців тому

    Ahhhh simplicity. The ultimate form of sophistication. Cracking video mate.

  • @kc329191
    @kc329191 9 років тому +14

    Thanks for putting this out there. I like easy to remember methods!

  • @alexverdigris9939
    @alexverdigris9939 11 місяців тому

    The easiest way to tie the alpine butterfly, and well explained. Thumbs up.

  • @QueenDeclan
    @QueenDeclan 7 років тому +1

    Thank you so much! I need to learn this for our State Emergency Service here in Aus & was struggling with the book instructions, this is so much easier!

  • @evanking6737
    @evanking6737 8 років тому +9

    best demo yet. thank you

  • @wickedpiper
    @wickedpiper 10 років тому

    The best and easiest way I have scene on You tube tonight trying to do this knot. Now I can do it after watching your video in just under a minute....Thank you..

  • @shaunbell5098
    @shaunbell5098 3 роки тому

    Easily the best method of tying this knot.
    Great explanation

  • @pbodymathis
    @pbodymathis 7 років тому

    Best instructions of the butterfly knot by far! Thanks.

  • @JamesW81
    @JamesW81 Рік тому

    I was taught this when I did a working at height course a few years back. Saw a different way of tying it recently, I recognised the knot and remembered this method but I'd never seen the other way before.

  • @OldArmyZeke
    @OldArmyZeke 5 років тому

    Perfecto!
    I appreciate that the whole video was short and to the point, yet the instructions were appropriately slow enough to follow.
    An excellent production that others should study for their videos.
    Thanks.

  • @davidg5629
    @davidg5629 9 місяців тому

    Seems like it's easier to control the size of the loop with the twist method. Thanks for showing it.

  • @beng115
    @beng115 2 роки тому

    thank you. this was the most simple method and perfectly straight forward video .

  • @jjaster853
    @jjaster853 4 місяці тому

    Thanks Nick helped me build my tree house like a true alpine legend

  • @BigmacbushcraftCoUkOutdoors
    @BigmacbushcraftCoUkOutdoors 6 років тому +4

    Best 'How to' video for this knot out there :)
    Thanks for sharing.
    ATB
    Mac

  • @nicolasdiaz3023
    @nicolasdiaz3023 8 років тому

    Awesome way to tye the butterfly knot, easiest way I've seen yet! In fact the other instructionals left me with something other than the proper knot.

  • @JohnGreen_US
    @JohnGreen_US 8 років тому +4

    This is the best way to tie the Alpine Butterfly Knot in almost all cases. My personal preference is when forming the third loop, I immediately overlay that third strand across the first two strands. This positions what is shown here as the middle strand on the outside edge making it even easier to grab and complete the knot.

    • @ianbrown_777
      @ianbrown_777 7 років тому +1

      Yes, I like your method too. See my slight variation in another comment if interested. (well, not MY invention, but one I use)

  • @keithscott9774
    @keithscott9774 3 роки тому

    Fantastic, nice and easy. Much better method than what may climbing techniques book taught me, and easy to remember.

  • @jonnorousseau3096
    @jonnorousseau3096 3 роки тому +1

    That's the technique I know and use for securing my yacht's furling headsail once the sheets have been removed, great knot for a purchase pulley.

  • @michaelcorbidge7914
    @michaelcorbidge7914 2 роки тому

    Just gotta make sure not to confuse with farmer's knot and panic knot . But this is indeed pure genius .

  • @ianbrown_777
    @ianbrown_777 7 років тому +1

    There's also a video somewhere of this method but laying the wraps over the hand in an "/ I \" format such that it looks like "XI" on your hand. It places the 'loop' wrap at the end, ready for tucking.

  • @pauld.1256
    @pauld.1256 4 роки тому

    Great video! Makes that knot easy to remember , for me anyway.. thank you for sharing!!

  • @dang5351
    @dang5351 6 років тому

    Wow wow wow, I did (k)not know this technique! I've been tying it with the two-twist method literally all my life after being taught in scouts when I was about 7-8, love the knot and use it all the time, can't believe I didn't know this.

  • @merlenelson4894
    @merlenelson4894 10 років тому

    Thanks Nick. Your vid keeps on teaching and teaching.

  • @daveoconnell9100
    @daveoconnell9100 6 років тому

    Thanks that is the best instructional video I have seen of the alpine butterfly knot .

  • @thomaselliott573
    @thomaselliott573 2 роки тому

    this is the most simple way to do it and, therefore, the most easy to remember

    • @brettmcconochie
      @brettmcconochie 2 роки тому

      This method is simpler yet...
      ua-cam.com/video/DYGdvL9-P30/v-deo.html
      Cheers

  • @rdatta
    @rdatta 5 років тому

    Holy smokes! Brilliant. Well conceived and brilliantly explained.

  • @larrygreen1821
    @larrygreen1821 10 років тому +1

    MAny approaches many perspectives, Bravo on a really nice demonstration

  • @mtjohndeere
    @mtjohndeere 7 років тому

    when I was a firefighter, we used this for tech rescues and moving tools up and down the ladder. This method works really well when you're wearing thicker gloves.

  • @bls2935
    @bls2935 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks a lot!!! Nice and easy way to learn this knot.

  • @JoshuaCollins
    @JoshuaCollins 10 місяців тому

    Thank you very much. I use the double twist method well I used to until I saw this video lol. Anyway with the double twist the rope does funny things sometimes And I often end up having to retie the alpine several times until it goes right. This is much simpler

  • @violatorut2003
    @violatorut2003 5 років тому

    Love videos that are to the point. Thank you, sir. Fantastic!

  • @davidrichards6718
    @davidrichards6718 3 роки тому

    thank you, a friend showed me this years ago, I kept the knot but couldn't work out how to do it, now I know

  • @darrenpretty2427
    @darrenpretty2427 23 дні тому

    I just did it in about 2.5 seconds. The figure 8 method takes 5. I'll use this method now, thank you .

  • @paulandersen9386
    @paulandersen9386 4 роки тому

    I really enjoy these videos. It would help if you would give some practical ways to use specific knots and why one is better than another.

  • @Zappa870
    @Zappa870 Рік тому +1

    I am terrible with knots, but, this one is really very simple. Thanks for the video

  • @andregardner76
    @andregardner76 11 років тому

    This is a very helpful video. The way it is explain makes it very simple to learn this technique. Thanks for such helpful video!

  • @DaddyyCrab
    @DaddyyCrab 3 роки тому

    Nice easy straightforward technique. Keep it simple. 👍

  • @kiwikev5775
    @kiwikev5775 8 місяців тому

    Thanks so much for sharing this awesome technique.

  • @mikeeey1337
    @mikeeey1337 8 років тому +79

    Suddenly I want cheetos...

  • @PARACORDWOLF
    @PARACORDWOLF 5 років тому

    LOVE THAT KNOT 🤩!!! So simple but effective 👍!!!

  • @austinrucker3933
    @austinrucker3933 10 років тому +6

    Even easier/faster: Make your first loop, make your second loop on the outside of your hand and have your third loop in the middle. Now simply grab your last loop (instead of the middle) and complete the last step in the video.

    • @philipwagner9169
      @philipwagner9169 10 років тому +5

      I'm sure you're right, but your comment is impossible to visualise and follow without a video or diagrams.
      Where is your first loop? What do *you* mean by the outside of your hand, the open face or the back? Middle of what: palm, first finger, first, second or third wind? Which one was the last one, the one in the middle (the last one made, ending between the others, or the second one (i.e. first, last, middle, reading left to right, made *if* I get you right), the one the second end (which might be the right or the left, depending on *my* dominant hand) or the one on the other end (the last one in the other direction). Believe me, not everyone knows where Momma Schultz's Malt Shop is, cos (surprise!) not all of us were born and raised in Middleville, Drone County. Hey, fancy that! (HUGE secret, not all of us are even Murrkan!)
      I love Nick's method, but I'd drop it like a red hot turd if you had an even better way. Sadly, I can't tell.

    • @KongLuvs
      @KongLuvs 9 років тому +1

      You're right Austin, that's a better method. The loop is easier to manage with cold hands, and the knot more consistently dresses well when you pull the loop through from that position. Thanks.

    • @KongLuvs
      @KongLuvs 9 років тому +5

      Philip Wagner
      You posted a while back, but in case you never got it cleared-up, all Austin is doing is changing the placement of the wraps around your hand. You're just switching the placement of the 2nd and 3rd wrap, from what is shown in the video. Wrap 1 goes nearest your wrist, just like in the video. Wrap 2 goes closest to your fingertips. And wrap 3 will be in the middle of those, in your palm. Then you pull your loop, just like in the video, but you do it by grabbing the wrap nearest your fingertips (wrap 2). (Placing the wrap which will actually form the loop nearest your fingertips makes this a better version because it's easier to tie when hands are cold, and dresses more consistently without twisting when you pull the loop.) I usually take the loop in my teeth and pull on the ends to dress the knot.

    • @philipwagner9169
      @philipwagner9169 7 років тому +1

      2.5 years down the line, I've finally seen this. Thank you for the clarification!

  • @cecilhenry9908
    @cecilhenry9908 6 років тому +4

    This is such a superior method!! Easier to learn by far

  • @ilawade1323
    @ilawade1323 7 років тому

    Super knot, done super easy! Thanks for posting

  • @paulsimmonds8145
    @paulsimmonds8145 6 місяців тому

    Awesome stuff, my favourite way !!!

  • @DouglasGross6022
    @DouglasGross6022 5 років тому

    I've known the alpine butterfly for many years. I'm sure I read about it in a book (the dark ages).
    I could always tie this with the "looping" method as you first demonstrated, but I could never follow the diagrams for this "on the hand" method.
    Thank you!
    I don't know if this is as important a difference as the "learning" method of tying the bowline vs. the proper method, but it seems like it might be.
    Now for the Zeppelin loop…

  • @davidcarroll8735
    @davidcarroll8735 Рік тому

    WOW, that’s so much easier! Thank you for posting.

  • @pc4mike
    @pc4mike 10 років тому

    Thank You! I have tried several methods on UA-cam and this by far makes the most sense. Thanks again

  • @TonyMontgomery18
    @TonyMontgomery18 6 місяців тому

    To make this even easier, when making the first three wraps, you can put the last one in between the first two, and then the part you need to grab&wrap is right there at the end, instead of having to reach under one wrap to grab the middle wrap.

  • @denelll.bennettsurvivorwar8224
    @denelll.bennettsurvivorwar8224 3 роки тому

    *Sweet! Nice and Easy! The other way, (IDK how do it yet), seems harder! Thanks! I’m looking for knots that won’t loosen and are safe to use on animals; my Service/Emotional Support Cats! The ONLY ONE that I know of is The Bowline (I usually tie a half hitch on the end, to keep it from loosening); but, then I found The Water Bowline, which looks much more secure than The Bowline!* 😀

  • @tripwire99
    @tripwire99 6 років тому

    I have always used the twist method. I like this way for more! Thanks!

  • @GregSidberry
    @GregSidberry Рік тому

    Best way to teach this knot👏🏿

  • @maddog7949
    @maddog7949 9 років тому

    Thanks for sharing this. Clear and simple method!

  • @OlTrailDog
    @OlTrailDog 6 років тому

    Wow, I've always used the twist and tuck method. I will definitely give this a go. Thanks

  • @mountainmaniac
    @mountainmaniac 11 років тому

    Awesome - finally a great and easy way to tie this knot ...cheers

  • @metrodorusskepsis1574
    @metrodorusskepsis1574 7 років тому

    hello there, cool method of tying that knot - Sorry, I haven´t created videos yet will hopefully change that soon. But here is my hopefully interesting comment for you. The angler´s loop starts the same way... I like that as a sort of mnemonic connection... Thx. for this video.

  • @Turbopress2882
    @Turbopress2882 5 років тому

    Great video, I reference this when I have to tie one or teach people how to tie one.
    Pull it! Push it! Lay it! Drop it! Bop it! Twist it! Turn it!