Here’s the always entertaining Google translation:
Node called “fusion” was invented by caver ari?geois climber Philippe Bence in 1992 and proposed to replace the bowline after two tests in 20101 which showed that the double-bowline can drag and unravel when it is used in a single loop. The French School of Speleology in 2012 issued a video showing the danger, a caver, this skirt in one loop bowline double2. The inventor has proposed the name “fusion” because its realization is a compromise reached between the node and Mickey bowline double.
So is it a Karash or a Fusion? Which one came first?
Mike Karash seems only to give credit to himself http://www.karashknot.com/index.html but my guess Monsieur Bence was first, so Fusion. It appears to me that Mr. Karash wants to put his signature on the knot when used as part of a 3 point harness.
One fellow has claimed that the Fusion Knot has been in use in Italy for 30+ years and known as Topolino(Mickey Mouse). However, Phil claims he could not find any formal references to support this claim.
Hi alpineer (much like Andy, I spent (strictly alone, not to be mistaken for a sort of manic-compulsive,but,at least for the knots maybe I am!) much time practicing to realize the Butterfly at high speed with the Thumb Hook method:I love it!),
The"Topolino"(or"Orecchie del Coniglio"(literally translated"Rabbit Ears")),is the same(at least for what I know) of the classic"Bunny Ears"/Fig.8 double loop;frankly, I think that very few people here in Italy know the Fusion / Karash, and that are still less those who use it!
There’s a knot that bears my name, but that knot actually was presented by X1!
“Hunter’s Bend” was published as “Rigger’s Bend”
by Phil Smith (who claims to have discovered it for himself)
prior to Edward’s discovering it for himself and gaining
publicity (prior to which, I, too, discovered it; I now thus
call it “SmitHunter’s”); “Butterfly” was known in some places as “lineman’s loop”
prior to Wright & Magowan’s publicizing it to mountaineers,
and then at some later point “alpine” was tossed in as
a prefix by some others, for decoration (there is no
“alpine lineman’s loop” though); “Blake’s hitch” was published by Heinz Prohaska some
decade plus prior to Jason Blake’s discovering it; I don’t
recall if Heinz had given it much of any name --oh,
some German-ish name that tickles my tongue (I now
like “ProhGrip”).
Shall I continue?
I can attest to Mike Karash’s presentation of that eye knot
seeking information about it, as his discovery, in 2000.
Absent any indication of it elsewhere, he proceeded to
publicize it and had it tested.
In this thread --1st pg.–, Kip presents yet another
dbl-eye knot which is also TIB (tiable w/o ends), though
I had to tie it first WITH ends and then prove this to
myself by untying w/o (and it remains for me to now
do this in slow-motion to work out a TIB method).
(I see this knot as having the same vulnerability to
ring-loading that the BotB showed, btw.)
And, re choosing a name, consider Mike’s feelings :
"Karash" is a proud Polish family name ("Koresh" is Greek for "Cyrus").
I have 2 daughters and three granddaughters. My branch of the family name will end with me.
The knot name is a gift to them to remember and tell their children about.
