If you’re going trad climbing or sport climbing, you might be able to hang back and let others set up anchors and lead climb on multi-pitch routes, but there’s one knot you absolutely have to know how ...

Go to your local gym or crag and you’ll see that the majority of climbers use the figure eight follow-through to tie in to the rope. The figure eight follow-through is the first knot new climbers ...

Learn how to tie the Figure 8 Follow-Through Knot step by step and understand when and where it should be used. This knot is a climbing and safety essential, commonly used for tying into a harness ...

Learn how to tie the Figure 8 on a Bight knot and understand its applications. This strong, secure loop knot is commonly used ...

Who else would know how to make a figure-eight knot better than a Navy Sailor? Chief Boatswain’s Mate James Mickens and fellow Sailors demonstrate how it’s done. This episode focuses on a common ...

From climbing and basketry to fishing and even medical applications, knots have myriad uses. Hell, the Mayans even worked them into math, utilizing knotted cords called quipus to record numbers. You ...