Editing Sheepshank (section)

===Kamikaze knot===
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The kamikaze knot is a slight variant of the sheepshank. To perform a kamikaze knot, a sheepshank is first constructed. While holding sufficient tension on the sheepshank so it will not slip out, the middle rope is sliced. This allows climbers rappelling down cliff faces to keep most of the rope used for the rappel, by tying the knot at the top, and shaking the rope when they reach the bottom. The shaking disconnects the knot at the top, allowing the longer section of rope to fall, meaning only a small amount of rope is retained by the anchor at the top of the cliff. Thin or slippery rope is unsuitable for such a knot, as it can easily slip, and the knot should not be performed unless desperately needed.

====Use====
This variant of the sheepshank knot appeared in an episode of the TV show ''[[Man vs. Wild]]''.  Although certainly not invented by him, [[Bear Grylls]] uses {{clarify-span|a modification of this knot|date=May 2022}} by cutting one of the lengths of rope in the knot, while [[rappelling]] down an edge during the Ireland episode of ''Man Vs Wild'' in order to retrieve his rope at the bottom by severing the middle leg of the sheepshank knot before his descent. He refers to it as a "Kamikaze" knot.