Knots Checklist
| Student | ________________________ | Instructor | __________________ |
| Has it down | Needs Work | Knot |
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Overhand Knot (mostly used to tie
off other knots) |
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Figure Eight Loop
(used to
create loop in rope) |
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Re-woven Figure Eight
(used to tie into
harness) |
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Bowline
(used to tie
a loop around a fixed item, i.e. tree, rock, etc.) |
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Clove Hitch
(useful in
belay set ups) |
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Munter Hitch
(used in lieu of a rappel device/ATC) |
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Girth Hitch w/harness
(used to attach
personal anchor to harness) |
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Water Knot
(used to tie two ends of a runner, i.e. chest harness for
glacier travel) |
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Double Fisherman’s
(used to tie two
ends of a rope, i.e perlon & climbing rope) |
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Prussik Knot –
tie one handed
(friction
knot, engages when loaded both directions) |
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Bachmann Knot
(friction knot, engages when loaded one directionj) |
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Klemheist Knot
(friction knot, engages when loaded one direction) |
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Reversed and Opposed Carabiners
(used in lieu of a
locking carabiner) |
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Climbing Signals |
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Butterfly Coil
(rope storage) |
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Auto-block
(backup when rappelling) |
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Rappelling w/ATC |
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Rappelling w/Munter
hitch |
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Mule
Hitch
(rescue knot
-- used to hold a belay) |
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Double Overhand
Stopper(one side of a double fisherman’s– used on the end of a rappel
rope) |
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