Climbing knots

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Animated Knots show you how to tie Basic Knots, Fishing Knots, Sailing Knots, Climbing Knots, Forty Knots,
Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.

Contents Alpine Butterfly knot
Double fisherman's knot (Grapevine)
Figure eight follow-through
Figure eight on a bight
Figure eight on bend

Figure six knot
Prusik knot
Safety knot
Water knot

Here are the climbing knots for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Ventures.

Other climbing knots with animated instructions are on other pages:

Bowline is on the basic Knots page.
Bowline on a Bight is on the Sailing knots page.
Fisherman's Knot is on the Fishing knots page.

Alpine Butterfly knot

Shortcut: Alpine Butterfly

The Alpine BUtterly Knot provides a secure loop in the middle of a line.

Required for

Instructions

Video Lessons

Grog's Animated Knots: Alpine Butterfly - Video: Alpine Butterfly Knot -Video: Alpine Butterfly Bend

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Double fisherman's knot

Shortcut: Double fisherman's knot Grapevine knot

Comments

Required for

Climbing Merit Badge #7

Instructions

Video Lessons

Grog's Animated Knots: Double Fisherman's Knot - Video: Double Fisherman's Knots

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Figure eight on a bight

Shortcut: Figure eight on a bight Figure 8 on a bight Figure Eight Loop

The Figure Eight Loop is an easy to tie knot to quickly put a loop at the end of a line. The Figure Eight Loop is also known as a Flemish Loop and is functionally the same as a Figure Eight Follow Through. Figure Eight Loop is like a Figure Eight but tied using a loop (bight) instead of a single rope.

Required for

Instructions

Tie a Figure Eight Knot using a loop (or bight) instead of a single rope, loop over the top. Loop under. Go down through the hole. Pull tight.

Video Lessons

Grog's Animated Knots: Figure Eight Double Loop

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Figure eight follow-through

Shortcut: Figure eight follow-through Figure 8 follow-through

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Comments

Required for

Climbing Merit Badge #7

Instructions

Tie a Figure Eight as you normally would with a loop over the top. Loop under. Go down through the hole. Instead of pulling tight, loop back into the knot retracing the path of the Figure Eight. Pull tight.