Coiling
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thumb|upright|right|Self-portrait of Erwin Merlet with a mountaineer's coil slung over his shoulder and the [[Sella Towers in the background.]]
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Mountaineer's coil
- Tying method
- Butterfly coil
- Tying method
- Over/under cable coiling
- Straight coiling
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright|right|Self-portrait of Erwin Merlet with a mountaineer's coil slung over his shoulder and the [[Sella Towers in the background.]]
A coiling or coil is a curve, helix, or spiral used for storing rope or cable in compact and reliable yet easily attainable form. They are often discussed with knots.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coiling” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.