Knots

Great Knot how-to page

 Tieing knots can be very confusing, but this website has some great knot tieing examples and animations.  If you are feeling a little rusty, check out Animated Knots by Grog

Here are some direct links to the knots we use at Cascade.

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Chair Evac Knot How To Guide

Chris Moe has pulled together a 4 page sheet that shows how to tie all of the knots that you need to know for refresher.  Please review and practice your knots so that Sunday morning goes quickly!http://www.cascadeskipatrol.org/files/EvacKnots_RopeSaver.pdf   (73 Kb)

  • Fisherman's Knot
  • How to pull a rope saver up, and get it back down
  • Figure 8 and Trace Back Figure 8
  • Bowline (w/ backup) and Double Bowline diagrams

Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group also has good photos on their site for some of these Knots.:  http://www.brmrg.net/knots.asp 

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