You can also tie the bowline around an object by threading the tag end of your rope around the object after making your first loop. See how to do this in the video below. To untie the bowline you ...

Double Bowline With Backup Pros. For big falls, this knot, which is easier to undo, solves the fused-figure-eight problem. Tied correctly, the double bowline is a safe, versatile climbing knot and ...

The instructional bowline is a perfectly serviceable method used in the field by many people, especially in big stiff rope. But it can be confusing to tie around an object instead of in hand.

Bowline Knot. U se this knot to tie fixed, super-strong, non-jamming loops. The bowline knot makes a secure loop at the end of a piece of rope.It works best when it's holding a load, which helps ...

Just like any outdoor enthusiast, you need to be equipped with vital skills, and knottology is one of the most important.

A completed Bowline. Jim Baird. The Bowline is one of the most commonly used outdoor knots. It’s great for tying up your food bag before hanging it and, though it’s debatable where this knot ...

Ease of Tying. The double-loop bowline and the trace-8 are complicated knots that require practice. As Clifford Ashley noted in his 620-page The Ashley Book of Knots, "A knot is never 'nearly ...

But there is one useful knot that every person should know how to tie. It's called a bowline, and it's handy for putting a loop at the end of a rope.

How to Tie a Bowline Knot. Hold the two ends of your rope together, then lay your rope flat on a table. Take the left half of the rope and make a small loop about half way down.

On November 29, Yosemite climbing legend John Long was seriously injured in an accident at a Los Angeles gym when his bowline knot came undone. He fell to the floor, sustaining a compound fracture ...