Go to your local gym or crag and you’ll see that the majority of climbers use the figure eight follow-through to tie in to the rope. The figure eight follow-through is the first knot new climbers ...

Pity the double bowline--it's gotten a terrible rap.starting in 1989 when Lynn Hill took a 70-foot groundfall when her partly tied bowline pulled free of her harness. But, still, for decades thiis was ...

There’s an old saying: “If you don’t know a knot, tie a lot.” It’s funny advice, really. Outdoor sports enthusiasts should know lots of knots, but we should know how to tie them correctly every time.

There are two basic tie-in knots climbers should be familiar with: The figure-eight follow-through, or “trace eight,” and the double bowline with a back-up. Heather Weidner, pro climber, explains the ...

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 tie yourself into a climbing harness, you’ll need to know how to create two knots. But they don’t just look pretty; they’re your lifelines. So you’re learning how to climb. Time to learn the basics ...