How To: Tie a Bowline Knot
Thursday, October 1st, 2009A good handful of my friends like to use the bowline knot rather than the figure eight when sport climbing. The reason of preference is usually because the bowline knot is easier than the figure eight to untie after loaded with pressure (a fall) making it ideal when projecting a line. I had yet to learn this knot well enough to visually check it, having to double check the knot by inquiring of the climber if it looked correct. As a belayer I feel like I should understand everything that is going on with a climb, including the knot, ensuring that I can personally double check everything. So today I watched this video to learn. It’s cheezey, but does a good job at explaining the technique.
If you have any other useful resources to learning the bowline or other important knots, please feel free to comment.
