The Zeppelin knot, for example, is very similar structurally to the Alpine butterfly knot, but with two fewer crossings. However, it scores better both in twist fluctuations and in circulation, ...

Alpine Butterfly (Photo: Ari Schneider) Common uses: Attaching to a rope for mountaineering or glacier hiking, fixing ropes and hauling, and making handles on handlines for hiking over technical ...

Any seasoned sailor knows that one type of knot will ... the common granny, reef, thief, and grief knots, along with more complicated ones such as the carrick, zeppelin, and Alpine butterfly, ...

Simulation of an Alpine Butterfly knot pulled at opposing ends. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 3, 2019 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by V.P. Patil at ...