Guide To Knots Tying: Simplified Guide Book With Pictorial Illustrations: Climbing Knots Tying Guide - Paperback

by Dominic Schammel (Author)

Knot tying has always been one of those key outdoor skills that the inexperienced take for granted. The experienced outdoorsman, however, has had enough success and failure to know that there are right and wrong knots for certain jobs. But first, it helps to know a few strange terms. Put it simply, a knot is some kind of fastening or splice made by intertwining one or more ropes or some other flexible material. After tightening a knot, it should hold on its own.