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This can be used for joining ends of rope together. Done correctly, it is very strong and relatively low profile. We most commonly use it to make loops for prussiks, which in turn are useful for all kinds things: tying in to fixed lines, escaping belays, ascending a rope, crevasse rescue, and so on.

How To Tie a Double Fisherman's Knot

This is a nice illustration.

Here are some images from wikimedia commons:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Double_Fisherman%27s_knot.svg/265px-Double_Fisherman%27s_knot.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/DoppelAnglerKnoten8.JPG/602px-DoppelAnglerKnoten8.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/N%C5%93ud_de_p%C3%AAcheur_double_non_serr%C3%A9.png/800px-N%C5%93ud_de_p%C3%AAcheur_double_non_serr%C3%A9.png

See also

• Prussik
• Overview of climbing knots, MS Word document
• Overview of climbing knots, same, but as PDF
• Overview of friction knots, MS Word document
• Overview of friction knots, same, but as PDF