Climbing knots
Puzzle #491
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figure eight
A knot whose follow-through form is commonly used to tie into a climbing rope.
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bowline
A knot that forms a fixed loop.
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clove hitch
An adjustable hitch commonly used at anchors.
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munter hitch
A friction hitch used in rope handling.
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prusik
A friction hitch tied around another rope.
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double fisherman
Short for the double fisherman’s bend, commonly used to join cord ends.
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alpine butterfly
A knot forming a loop in the middle of a rope.
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overhand
A basic knot used in many other knots and systems.
Climbing knots
Learn to recognise the names and purposes. These short descriptions are vocabulary, not knot-tying instructions.
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