Colorado Springs knot-tyer Mark Barsocchini makes creations from old climbing rope, fly fishing line and guitar strings.

Standing end: This end of the rope doesn’t get tied into a climbing knot. Bend: A bend is a type of knot that connects two ropes to one another. Hitch: This type of knot connects your climbing ...

Common uses: Building climbing anchors around trees, fastening a mooring line to a dock, and hanging bear bags and tarps for camping If there’s one knot to know, it’s the bowline. This is a ...

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This knot is also more secure than the bowline with new, stiff, or slick ropes and in situations where the knot could rub against the rock (chimney climbing)--it's much less likely to come undone ...

Yet, if the knot is causing accidents, maybe we should rethink it. Let's examine. But before we do that, regardless of which knot you used to tie in, no knot is 100% safe unless you double check it.

We have received the following appeal by the French Alpine Club section Causses et Cévennes that manages the Gorges du Tarn cliff reminding all climbers to tie a knot in the end of the tope before ...