We have received the following appeal by the French Alpine Club section Causses et Cévennes that manages the Gorges du Tarn cliff reminding all climbers to tie a knot in the end of the tope before ...

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 ... For added security tie a ...

One of the most important safety procedures that one can do before climbing is tying into the rope and anchor system ... Tie off the extra tail of rope to the live end of the rope using several ...

According to "Climbing: Knots" by Nate Fitch and Ron Funderburke ... If you need to secure rope to a carabiner, pole, or a similar object, the clove hitch is a reliable choice.

As much as we would like our climbing ropes to last forever, they do have an 'expiration date.' According to experts at REI, the general guidelines for rope ret ...