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 ...

Learn how to tie the Distel friction hitch with this easy rope climbing knot tutorial, perfect for arborists, climbers, and ...

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 ...

This tutorial shows how to tie the Bachmann friction hitch for climbing on icy or slippery ropes, focusing on grip, safety, ...

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The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest ...