Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The simple and essential bowline. The bowline is an ancient knot. It dates so far back historians can’t even pinpoint who tied it ...

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 ...