>>88858Having many tricks in your bag is especially useful and when you might be in a clutch, you use what you can and hope for the best. It's that more difficult finesse-y thing that I'd train for so it may be quicker than the old standby in said clutch. That being said, I can see the bowline being more useful for unwieldy types (plastic) of rope, but when it comes to kernmantle and lives are on the line, it's the extra fuss in the fig. 8 that I reach for.
