The Double Loop Alpine Butterfly is a versatile knot used in climbing, arborist work, and rope rescue. This guide ...

The Purcell Prusik Double Strand is an essential adjustable loop knot for alpine fall protection and rope rescue systems. This guide explains proper tying techniques, load management, and safety ...

Everything you need to know about the various types of rope for climbing and mountaineering can be found in our handy, free guide. Ever been tied up in knots figuring out the difference between a twin ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...