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.

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 ...

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

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.

The bowline (pronounced "boh-lin", and pictured at top) is a knot that's used to form a fixed loop on the end of a rope. In sailing, it's commonly used to attach a line to the head of a sail, or ...

The bowline is a slightly weaker knot, at 70 to 75 percent, followed by the double fisherman's at 65 to 70 percent. The clove hitch is the weakest of the common climbing knots, at 60 to 65 percent.

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 ...

Knot passing can be planned or unplanned. A planned knot pass occurs when you know the situation is going to require a rope longer than the one you carry.

Knots with rope. Reefknot, granny knot, Flemish tie, shroud knot, marline spike hitch, timber hitch, hitch with two ends and check, simple lashing, sailors' knot, wall knot, chain fastening ...