Outward Bound Ropes, Knots, and Hitches

by Tilton, Buck

• ISBN13: 9780762778614
• ISBN10: 076277861X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Falcon Guides

Summary

Knot-making is simpler than ever. This new easy-to-follow guide, published in partnership with Outward Bound, includes information on using knots in your favorite outdoor activities. Outdoor expert Buck Tilton takes you step by step through each bend and turn with clear instructions and detailed color photographs. You can count on this handy volume to guide you toward quick success and fool-proof knots.

Author Biography

Buck Tilton is a regular columnist for Backpacker magazine and is also the author of Knack Knots You Need, Knack Hiking & Backpacking, and Knack First Aid. His many books for FalconGuides, including the award-winning Wilderness First Responder, have sold more than 100,000 copies combined.

Table of Contents

About Outward Bound	p. v
Introduction	p. viii
Of Ropes and Cordage	p. 1
Camping Knots: Stoppers	p. 6
Overhand Knot	p. 6
Overhand Knot with Draw Loop	p. 7
Heaving Line Knot	p. 8
Figure 8 Knot	p. 10
Figure 8 Knot with Draw Loop	p. 12
Camping Knots: Bends	p. 13
Square (Reef) Knot	p. 13
Sheet Bend	p. 14
Double Sheet Bend	p. 15
Camping Knots: Loops	p. 16
Figure 8 Loop	p. 16
Overhand Loop	p. 18
Slipknot (Simple Noose)	p. 19
Hangman's Knot (Noose)	p. 20
Camping Knots: Stationary Hitches	p. 22
Half Hitch	p. 22
Two Half Hitches	p. 23
Clove Hitch	p. 24
Clove Hitch on a Ring	p. 25
Clove Hitch on a Stake	p. 26
Cow Hitch (Simple)	p. 27
Cow Hitch (Pedigree)	p. 28
Bull Hitch	p. 30
Transom Knot	p. 32
Camping Knots: Moving Hitches	p. 34
Trucker's Hitch	p. 34
Tautline Hitch	p. 36
Killick Hitch	p. 38
Timber Hitch	p. 39
Boating Knots: Stoppers	p. 42
Double Overhand Knot	p. 42
Ashley's Stopper Knot	p. 43
Boating Knots: Bends	p. 44
Carrick Bend	p. 44
Vice Versa	p. 46
Zeppelin Bend	p. 48
Boating Knots: Loops	p. 50
Scaffold Knot	p. 50
Bowline	p. 52
Bowline on a Bight	p. 54
Double Bowline	p. 56
Triple Bowline	p. 58
Midshipman's Hitch	p. 60
Boating Knots: Hitches	p. 62
Anchor (Fisherman's) Bend	p. 62
Buntline Hitch	p. 64
Highwayman's Hitch	p. 66
Camel Hitch	p. 68
Rolling Hitch	p. 69
Pole Hitch	p. 70
Pile (Post) Hitch	p. 72
Constrictor Knot	p. 73
Double Constrictor Knot	p. 74
Climbing Knots: Hitches	p. 78
Bachmann Hitch	p. 78
Munter (Italian) Hitch	p. 80
Girth Hitch	p. 81
Klemheist Knot	p. 82
Garda Knot	p. 83
Prusik Knot	p. 84
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches	p. 86
Climbing Knots: Bends	p. 87
Hunter's (Rigger's) Bend	p. 87
Fisherman's Knot	p. 88
Double Fisherman's Knot	p. 90
Water Knot	p. 92
Figure 8 Bend	p. 94
Climbing Knots: Loops	p. 96
Figure 8 Follow-Through	p. 96
Figure 8 Double Loop	p. 98
Figure 8 Triple Loop	p. 100
Loop Knot	p. 102
Alpine Butterfly	p. 103
Spanish Bowline	p. 106
Interlocking Loops	p. 109
Miscellaneous Knots	p. 112
Sheepshank	p. 112
Eye Splice	p. 113
Back Splice	p. 114
Common Whipping	p. 116
Asher's Bottle Sling	p. 118
Knife Lanyard Knot	p. 120
Monkey's Fist	p. 122
Simple Chain Sinnet (Monkey Chain)	p. 124
Index	p. 127
About the Author	p. 130
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