The simple and essential bowline. The bowline is an ancient knot. It dates so far back historians can’t even pinpoint who tied it first, but what makes it so impressive is that it’s as important and ...

Learn how to tie the Bowline on a Bight knot step by step and understand when and where it’s best used. This knot creates two ...

There are two basic tie-in knots climbers should be familiar with: The figure-eight follow-through, or “trace eight,” and the double bowline with a back-up. Heather Weidner, pro climber, explains the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Captain Chuck Woods on the General Jackson Showboat shows us how to make a bowline knot. Watch this Let Me Help segment in the video player above. For more great tips like ...

J.D. Lenzen, the inventor of fusion knotting, explains knot tying in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. J.D. starts from the very beginning, with overhead, bowline, and square knots, and ...

A variant of the handy bowline knot, the Spanish bowline allows for more than one object to be attached. The Spanish bowline is commonly used in the Navy for Search and Rescue applications. Chief ...

A knowledge and mastery of tying knots is essential for anyone who spends time in the outdoors. And, sure, when faced with certain tasks that require knot-tying, you might be able to get away with ...

Learn how to tie the Spanish Bowline knot with an easy step-by-step method, plus a clear explanation of when to use it for ...