2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/72552We describe several configurations of clasped ropes which are balanced and thus critical for the Gehring ropelength problem of arXiv:math.DG/0402212.7 pages, 8 figures; final version incorporating minor suggestions from the refereeDifferential GeometryGeometric Topology57M25 (Primary); 49Q10, 53A04 (Secondary)text