Yosemite bowline form a highly dangerous slip knot. Additional safety is achieved by tying with a tail (see below). When finished, the working end forms a figure eight. Because of the danger of incorrectly tying the Yosemite bowline, it may be safer and less error-prone to use a standard or double bowline with a backup stopper knot added to the tail, such as a double overhand knot tied around the loop. The Yosemite finish can be applied to other bowline variants, such as the double bowline. While the knot's versatility suggests it as a convenient tie-in for attaching a climbing rope to
Axle hitch which case a double bowline or water bowline should be used as the security knot. Axle hitch The axle hitch is used to tie a hitch in a hard-to-reach place, or for extra security by having a double hold on an object. When the initial bight is passed around the object, the rest of the knot can be completed out away from the cramped location. The knot is finished with a bowline knot or other reliable knot that connects the working end to the standing part. It provides distributed strength and is useful when a shock load needs to be