Knowledge of the best camping knots is not only useful when it comes to setting up hammocks or seeing to tent repairs, it'll enhance your proficiency in terms of your general outdoors life. Spending ...

The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of rope and rope hardware and software; tying of basic knots, and the use of various rope accessories to construct mechanical advantage systems ...

Rope rescue techniques are the dominant skill set needed to effect a rescue in most technical rescue scenarios. As with any rope operation, organization of the rescue operation combined with rope ...

Learn how to tie the Alpine Butterfly Loop — a strong, dependable knot for creating a fixed loop in the middle of a rope.

Lineman Guide (Boise, Idaho) provides charts, pictures and how-to’s for transformers, rigging, knots, rope capacities and more. Conductor formulas, general formulas, calculators for rigging-sling ...

The 'Surrey Six' is a collection of ways to tie rope that, for most people, are the only six knots you'll ever need. Agnes Stamp tries her hand at tying them, and looks in to the lore of knot tying.

As a sailor, I'm supposed to know how to weave lines into pretzels of strength. But, truth be told, knots have always been a source of frustration. I find the instructions for their creation confusing ...