Outward Bound Ropes, Knots, and Hitches
2nd Edition
Published on 15. October 2019
144 pages
978-1-4930-4798-7 (ISBN)
Description
Knot-making is simpler than ever. This revised easy-to-follow guide, published in partnership with Outward Bound, includes information on using knots in your favorite outdoor activities. Outdoor expert Buck Tilton takes you step-by-step through each bend and turn with clear instructions and detailed photographs. You can count on this handy volume to guide you toward quick success and fool-proof knots.
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Series
Edition
2nd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
Illustrations
238 Color Photos
File size
25,42 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-4798-7 (9781493047987)
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Buck Tilton teaches at Central Wyoming College and has authored more than 1300 magazine articles and more than 40 books, including Knack Knots You Need, Knack Hiking & Backpacking, and Knack First Aid. His many books for FalconGuides, including the award-winning Wilderness First Responder, have sold more than 300,000 copies combined.
Content
- Intro
- Executive Director, Outward Bound USA
- ABOUT OUTWARD BOUND
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 OF ROPES AND CORDAGE
- 2 CAMPING KNOTS: Stoppers
- Overhand Knot
- Overhand Knot with Draw Loop
- Heaving Line Knot
- Figure 8 Knot
- Figure 8 Knot with Draw Loop
- 3 CAMPING KNOTS: Bends
- Square (Reef) Knot
- Sheet Bend
- Double Sheet Bend
- 4 CAMPING KNOTS: Loops
- Figure 8 Loop
- Overhand Loop
- Slipknot (Simple Noose)
- Hangman's Knot (Noose)
- 5 CAMPING KNOTS: Stationary Hitches
- Half Hitch
- Two Half Hitches
- Clove Hitch
- Clove Hitch on a Stake
- Clove Hitch on a Ring
- Cow Hitch (Simple)
- Cow Hitch (Pedigree)
- Bull Hitch
- Transom Knot
- 6 CAMPING KNOTS: Moving Hitches
- Trucker's Hitch
- Tautline Hitch
- Timber Hitch
- Killick Hitch
- 7 BOATING KNOTS: Stoppers
- Double Overhand Knot
- Ashley's Stopper Knot
- 8 BOATING KNOTS: Bends
- Carrick Bend
- Vice Versa
- Zeppelin Bend
- 9 BOATING KNOTS: Loops
- Scaffold Knot
- Bowline
- Bowline on a Bight
- Double Bowline
- Triple Bowline
- Midshipman's Hitch
- 10 BOATING KNOTS: Hitches
- Anchor (Fisherman's) Bend
- Buntline Hitch
- Highwayman's Hitch
- Camel Hitch
- Rolling Hitch
- Pole Hitch
- Pile (Post) Hitch
- Constrictor Knot
- Double Constrictor Knot
- 11 CLIMBING KNOTS: Hitches
- Bachmann Hitch
- Munter (Italian) Hitch
- Girth Hitch
- Klemheist Knot
- Garda Knot
- Prusik Knot
- Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
- 12 CLIMBING KNOTS: Bends
- Hunter's (Rigger's) Bend
- Fisherman's Knot
- Double Fisherman's Knot
- Water Knot
- Figure 8 Bend
- 13 CLIMBING KNOTS: Loops
- Figure 8 Follow-Through
- Figure 8 Double Loop
- Figure 8 Triple Loop
- Loop Knot
- Alpine Butterfly
- Spanish Bowline
- Interlocking Loops
- 14 MISCELLANEOUS KNOTS
- Sheepshank
- Eye Splice
- Back Splice
- Common Whipping
- Asher's Bottle Sling
- Knife Lanyard Knot
- Monkey's Fist
- Simple Chain Sinnet (Monkey Chain)
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
