If you’re going trad climbing or sport climbing, you might be able to hang back and let others set up anchors and lead climb on multi-pitch routes, but there’s one knot you absolutely have to know how ...

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 ...

1. Bend the rope to make a loop. Wrap the tail around the base of the loop for one full circle. (Note: If it looks like a pretzel, you didn't make a full circle.) Then pull the tail of the rope ...