31. The double bowline is commonly used by sport climbers who take multiple lead falls and then have trouble untying their figure eights. 32. The rope is tied into the climber's harness with a figure-of-eight loop or double bowline knot. 33. These knots include the bowline , double figure eight, munter hitch, munter mule, prusik, autoblock, and clove hitch. 34. It is advertised by the French Federation of Speleology as a safe alternative to the " bowline on a bight ". 35. The knot can be further improved by adding two bowlines around a person's body to create a three-point harness. 36. To address these shortcomings, a number of more secure variations of the bowline have been developed for use in safety-critical applications. 37. Whereas the standard bowline knot loops the working end around the standing part, the Eskimo bowline loops it around its own descending part. 38. Whereas the standard bowline knot loops the working end around the standing part, the Eskimo bowline loops it around its own descending part. 39. A bowline is needed for holding onto the kayak in bad conditions, as is a towline, and for attaching bottom and sea anchors. 40. Sometimes a knot is intentionally capsized as a method of tying another knot, as with the " lightning method " of tying a bowline .
