The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of rope and rope hardware and software; tying of basic knots, and the use of various rope accessories to construct mechanical advantage systems ...

Commercial fishermen use lines, or ropes, for a variety of purposes. Boat anchors, nets and buoys all need to be secured and safely managed. A working knowledge of knots is a necessity. If you open a ...

When I was in the Navy I was a deckhand on a destroyer. I was taught many knots and their purposes as a civilian. I spent nineteen years as a local volunteer firefighter where I am, so learn many ...

Master seven essential termination knots used by arborists, tree climbers, rock climbers, and alpinists to secure ropes ...

For many of us, untangling our earbuds is the extent of our survivalist knot knowledge. Tying knots is just for sailors and mountain climbers, right? Turns out, there are a few simple knots that you ...

Learn how to tie knots in rope. Whether it’s a simple overhand or the more complicated sheepshank, here are the 10 most useful knots know. Headin’ back to the land (or making any move toward greater ...