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 ...

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 ...

There’s an old saying: “If you don’t know a knot, tie a lot.” It’s funny advice, really. Outdoor sports enthusiasts should know lots of knots, but we should know how to tie them correctly every time.

There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest (e.g. a belay plate), you may find it useful to lock the rope off. This technique can be ...

Hansjörg Auer reminds all how important it is to tie a knot into the end of the rope, even at the crag. Yesterday we received an email from Hansjörg Auer, the young Austrian who shot to world ...

To tie yourself into a climbing harness, you’ll need to know how to create two knots. But they don’t just look pretty; they’re your lifelines. So you’re learning how to climb. Time to learn the basics ...

Kyra Condie of US is seen during the women's semi-final Lead competition of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, on June 25, 2021. Senior Correspondent If you want to become an Olympic ...