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his has certainly caused me to rethink the value judgment that the added security is not worth the hassle of stuck ropes and extra time to tie and untie knots.

Or perhaps, a autoblock or klemheist below the rapell device. Dosent take long to tie, dosent get stuck, and lets one go hands free. But, with a single thin strand, and a wet rope, there is no guarantee it will hold. So, in such a situation, a knot could have been the crucial lifesaver.