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 ...

According to "Climbing: Knots" by Nate Fitch and Ron Funderburke ... also known as a cordelette in rock climbing. By pulling each end of the rope, the bend will tighten. Once you have the bowline ...

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 which does not self-arrest ...

Rock climbing develops sinewy forearms ... You’ve learned all about tying knots, double-checking your harness, and trusting ...