10 knots for climbing in outdoor activities

With the functional nodes, different types of nodes are distinguished. These are not fixed categories because some nodes have multiple functions, but the names help with a basic understanding.

Knot for fastening and connection

• Of course, the fastening knots, the simplest form of which is the regular lay, are fundamental. This is actually the knot that all people make when they are given a rope. So: put end of rope 1 over end of rope 2, pull through the loop, tighten, done.
• Another fastening knot is the anchor stitch, which involves putting a loop around something, then pulling both ends of the rope through the loop. It only holds securely if both ends of the rope are loaded in the same way.
• The slip knot is a fastening knot that secures a tensioned rope in such a way that it can be loosened again even under tension. To do this, a rope is passed through a loop so that it can be blocked at one end of the rope when it is pulled and at the other end of the rope when it is pulled. One end of a cross stitch is looped back through the knot.
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• An important connection knot is the square knot, with which two ropes are connected. To do this, both ropes are laid one on top of the other as a loop, and one rope is then used to tie an anchor around the looped another rope, then the two rope ends are pulled apart until the loops interlock lie. A square knot can be loosened by pulling one of the two ropes straight apart. The other rope turns back into the anchor stitch, which can be pulled off the other rope.


Bondage - this is how the knot works

Bondage - the "game" with the rope. Perhaps you have heard of this very ...

• The simple spar stitch is also a connecting knot that connects two ropes. To do this, two ropes are laid side by side in opposite directions, then the first rope end is tied around the second rope in the opposite regular lay, and the same process is carried out with the second rope end. If you now pull the ropes apart, the two cross-lay runs against each other, with increased pull the spar stitch becomes tighter and tighter.

Clamp knots and knots to prevent backflow

• Clamp knots attach one rope to another and can be moved when there is no load. Like the Bachmann knot or carabiner clamp knot. The thinner rope is looped around the move of the carabiner, the carabiner is placed next to the carrying rope and both ends of the rope are passed around the carrying rope several times through the carabiner. The more circling there are, the better the clamping knot clamps under load.
• For the cross clamp knot you need a sling in addition to the load-bearing rope, i.e. a piece with two loops at the ends. The tape loop is wrapped around the suspension rope like a corkscrew, then the upper loop is pulled through the lower one. Here, too, the following applies: the more wraps, the stronger the clamping effect.
• Backstops ensure that a pull rope can be pulled through the carabiner, but the load rope is blocked when pulled. For example the garda knot, in which a rope is guided in a special way through two carabiners hanging next to each other. The pull rope is led around both carabiners so that it goes through the first carabiner once, then it is led out between the carabiners. The load rope runs over it through both carabiners. If it is loaded, both carabiners are pulled together and the pull rope is blocked.

Slipping knots and finding knots

• Slipping knots are loose knots, they let the rope run through the knot when there is a load on one side. They serve to secure the climber. The most important of the slipping knots is the half-mast throw. This is how it is bound:

1. Place end of rope 1 to the left over end of rope 2 and lead back to the right behind rope 2.
2. The carabiner is now latched and screwed on at the same time around the loop and the rope 1 running away to the right, i.e. around the arches lying parallel to one another.
3. Then rope 2 is tightened and rope 1 is guided upwards. The half-mast should turn over, i. H. change the shape with alternating pull on the rope ends.

• Inclusion nodes are used to e.g. B. to attach an eyelet firmly to a rope. The best-known tie-in knot is the sack stitch, in which the end of the rope is taken twice and knotted into a regular lay. The sack stitch is a good beginner's knot because it is very easy to learn, but it pulls very tight under load and is then difficult to loosen.

The safety-conscious climber practices his knots until he can tie them, if he can straight upside down and broken fingers at minus 25 degrees in a crevasse hangs. Even if one does not want to imagine such situations at all, many practice Outdoors-Activists in front of the TV constantly knot their knots. Of course, you should have every node checked by a node expert during the learning phase and in the beginning. Later, the partners check each other out.