| Bowline The bowline is a fantastic knot with many uses, it is especially good for tieing on with. Most people tie on using a figure of eight, probably because this was the way they first learnt. Also some people don't trust the bowline because it can theoretically slip into a slipknot, altho...[more] | Alpine Butterfly Picture id:89Picture id:90The alpine butterfly is a beautiful versitile knot. It's main uses are for tieing into a rope in the middle where there could be a pull from either side. Situations like tensioning a tyrolean, setting up a handrail or simply clipping into the middle of a rope. The knot h...[more] | Double Figure of Eight Bunny Ears A useful variation of the figure of eight. Mainly used as the top knot on a top roping system by groups. This is because there is less wear on the rope as there are two bits under strain. But there are other uses for it. For instance in a direct belay sys...[more] |
