Climbing knots
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
and the essential Knots for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Here are the climbing knots for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Ventures.
Figure eight on a bight |
Other climbing knots with animated instructions are on other pages:
- Bowline is on the basic Knots page.
- Bowline on a Bight is on the Sailing Knots page.
- Fisherman's Knot is on the Fishing knots page.
Figure eight on a bight
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- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
- Instructions
Figure eight follow-through
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- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
- Instructions
Water knot
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- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
- Instructions
Double fisherman's knot
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- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
- Instructions
Safety knot
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- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
- Instructions
Figure six knot
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- Required for
- Instructions
Alpine Butterfly knot
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- Required for
- Instructions
Figure eight on bend
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- Required for
- Instructions
Prusik knot
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- Required for
- Instructions
External links
- Animated Knots: Basic Scout Knots - Forty Scout knots - Special Knots - Sailing knots - Fishing knots - Folsoms Knots - Animatedknots.com - Great Animations - More Animated Knots - More great Animated Knots - Still more - Knot Videos - Basics Videos - Basics2
- Other Knot Links: Advanced knots - Ropers Knots Page - Climbing Knots - Fishing knots - Knots Index
- Notable knot Index - shows quick method of tying
- Step-By-Step knots
: 11 Basic knots fit on the front and back of one page.
- Six Boy Scout knots
by John Geffre
- All lower rank knots
(2MB PDF)
- When to use knots lashings
(152K PDF)
- Ian's Shoelace Site
- The Notable knot Index