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Essential Knots
How to tie 18 essential knots.
Essential Knots
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Adjustable Grip Hitch
Adjust tension on a line.
Alpine Butterfly (Hand Method)
Secure loop in the middle of a rope.
Anchor Hitch
Attach a line to an anchor, ring or post.
Bowline
Relatively secure fixed loop at the end of a rope.
Clove Hitch
Secure a rope to a post or spar.
Constrictor Knot
Secure temporary or semi-permanent binding or clamp.
Double Fisherman's Knot
Securely join two ropes of similar size, often used in climbing.
Figure Eight
Simple stopper knot preventing rope from slipping through belay device or hole.
Figure Eight Loop
Secure, fixed loop at the end of a rope.
Midshipman's Hitch
Adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension.
Prusik
Bi-directional friction hitch used for ascending or descending on a rope.
Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
Secure knot for tying a rope to a post or ring.
Sheet Bend
Securely join ropes of different or similar size.
Simple Overhand Noose
Simple noose that tightens when pulled.
Square Knot
Simple binding knot for securing objects, not suitable for joining two ropes.
Timber Hitch
Simple knot for hauling timber, initiating lashings, and attaching bowstrings or guitar strings.
Trucker's Hitch
Mechanical advantage system for securing loads using a block-and-tackle mechanism.
Zeppelin Bend
Excellent, jam-resistant way to connect two ropes.
Knot Categories
Essential Knots
Arborist
Boating
Camping
Caving
Climbing
Decorative
Diving
Fire & Rescue
Fishing
Mathematical
Military
Necktie
Pioneering
Scouting
Storage
Theatre & Film
Knot Types
Bends
Binding
Hitches
Lashings
Loops
Multi-Loop
Special
Splices
Stoppers
Whipping
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