One of the most important safety procedures that one can do before climbing is tying into the rope and anchor system properly. The knot that is most commonly used for tying into a harness is the ...

Whether you're an experienced adventurer or new to the game, there are a few knots that you should know how to tie. Here are ...

There are mistakes everyone makes with garlic knots. But once you identify the usual missteps, you can learn how to avoid ...

Whether it's tying your shoelaces or doing up your tie, many of us use knots on a daily basis. Despite this ... While the ...

You can tie as many butterfly knots into a single line of rope as needed, which is especially handy with multiple climbers on a line of rope. But it's not just useful for climbing. The alpine ...

a professional rope worker and one of the world's leading authorities on knots, houses The Museum of Knots and Sailors’ Ropework in a shed in his garden. He explains how humans have been tying ...

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 ...

To simplify matters the manoeuvre has been described using one single rope, but it is possible to carry out the same manoeuvre using two half ropes. The mule knot is also sometimes referred to as a ...