The Outdoor Knots Book 9781594852169, 2003025508, 9780898869620
• Guidelines for selecting the best rope and the best knot for the activity at hand • Knot-tying directions clearly illu
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English Pages 160 Year 2004
Table of contents :
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1: ROPE MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION
Rope & Webbing Materials
Rope Construction
Construction Details
CHAPTER 2: ROPE SELECTION
Selecting Utility Cordage
Selecting Shock Cord
Selecting Dynamic Climbing Ropes
Selecting Low-Elongation Ropes
Selecting Accessory Cord
Selecting Webbing
CHAPTER 3: ROPE CARE
New Ropes
Edge Protection
Preventing Kinks
Removing Kinks
Pulleys
Washing
Storage
Longevity
Webbing Care
CHAPTER 4: ROPE MANAGEMENT
Stacking
Heaving
Coiling & Racking
Skein Coil
Climber’s Coil
Butterfly Coil
Chain Stitch
Cordelette Rack
Sling Rack
Unsnarling
CHAPTER 5: KNOT BASICS
Knot Terminology
Knot Strengths
When Not to Knot
CHAPTER 6: KNOTS FOR HIKING & CAMPING
Slip Knot
Overhand Loop
Figure-Eight Loop
Square Knot
Two Half Hitches
Clove Hitch
Girth Hitch
Bowline Loop
Water Knot
Tautline Hitch
Prusik Hitch
Timber Hitch
Square Lashing
Diagonal Lashing
Shear Lashing
CHAPTER 7: KNOTS FOR CLIMBING
Anchors
Rappel Knots
Tie-In Knots
Climber’s Figure-Eight Loop
Butterfly Loop
Munter Hitch
Double Fisherman’s Bend
Figure-Nine Bend
Offset Overhand Bend
Bowline Stopper Knot
Hedden Hitch
Mule Knot
Mariner’s Knot
Inline Figure-Eight Loop
Garda Hitch
Bowline-on-a-Bight
Bowline-on-a-Coil
CHAPTER 8: KNOTS FOR CANOEING & KAYAKING
Trucker’s Hitch
Mooring Hitch
Slip-Free Hitch
Buntline Hitch
Sheet Bend
Cleat Hitch
Palomar Knot
Blood Knot
Glossary
Index
