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Mountaineering and Climbing

Alpine, Butterfly or Lineman’s Loop

Useful knot used for search and rescue, mountaineering, climbing, boating, horse and live stock, camping, and scouting.

Artillery Loop

Useful knot used for search and rescue, mountaineering, climbing, boating, horse and live stock, camping, and scouting.

Constrictor Hitch

Useful knot used for search and rescue, mountaineering, climbing, boating, horse and live stock, camping, and scouting.

Double Fisherman’s

Useful knot used for search and rescue, mountaineering, climbing, boating, horse and live stock, camping, and scouting. Fly fishing knot used to join together 2 sections of leader; sport fishing knot used to join together line to leader.

Figure 8 Joins 2 Lines

Useful knot used for search and rescue, mountaineering, climbing, boating, horse and live stock, camping, and scouting.

Portuguese Bowline

Useful knot used for search and rescue, mountaineering, climbing, boating, horse and live stock, camping, and scouting.

Rolling Hitch

Useful knot used for search and rescue, mountaineering, climbing, boating, horse and livestock, camping, and scouting.