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 ...

In this tutorial, you’ll master the Icicle Hitch, a knot famous for its incredible holding power on smooth poles, pipes, and ...

Don’t compromise safety! Learn how to tie the Bowline and Figure 8 Follow Through knots for climbing. Perfect for beginners ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Climbing Wall program offers classes that cover introductory through advanced skills. Taking the Belay class is a great way to grow your climbing knowledge. The Belay Class teaches the skills ...