Climbing knots for insuring, binding ropes, fastening rails and other purposes

Climbing knots have different purposes: for binding ropes (including different thicknesses), for fixing climbing straps, for stationary fastening of ropes, as a device for descending / lifting for lack of other means, etc.

Bowline

Serves mainly to fix the strapping. The end of the rope is passed through all the straps of the strap (upper and lower), then the knot knits. It can also be used to create an impromptu harness from the end of the rope in an emergency situation: the free end wraps around the chest and the bugles are fastened (similarly, tourist watermakers when it is necessary to urgently pull a person out of the river). In order to fix the strapping, in some cases other climbing nodes can be used, for example, a straight line with control nodules. The beeline serves also for fastening the peristal rope with a loop around the stone or wood without using a carbine.

Eight

It is a more reliable analogue of the node-conductor. The same conductor, only with an additional turn. With the help of a figure eight and a carbine, the climber is fastened to the safety rope; Stationary railings are attached to the hook or icebreaker by a figure eight through a rifle.

To bind the ropes of equal thickness (for example, when there is a need to build a rope), climbing knots are used for straight and grapevine. The latter is more reliable (the direct node must be fixed with control knots), but it has a significant drawback: when tightened, it is almost impossible to untie it. In some cases, you can build a rope by connecting two conductors with a carbine.

Prusik (grasping knot)

Designed for lifting / lowering on fixed handrails. The classic way. Currently, for these purposes, another climbing equipment is used: for lifting - jumars, for descent - eights, petals, etc. It is more convenient than a knot. Prusik is also used as a clamp of a stretched rope when working with a pulley (a system by which a group pulls a victim out of a crack, pulls a hard crossing over a river, etc.).

"Hare ears"

Used for insurance, which requires increased reliability. For example, for lifting an incompetent participant from the crack with an attendant.

There are climbing knots for binding ropes having different thicknesses, the main rope and a ribbon: counter, brumchkotovy. In real life, infrequently.

Stirrup

Used, for example, when lifting on a fixed rope. The loop with a stirrup for the leg is attached to the jumar, the second zhumar is fastened to the chest strap. Zhumar with a loop extends the rope up, the climber ascends the stirrup and moves the chest zumar to the scabbard. Stirrups are used to lift the victim, if he is able to move himself, and even in a number of cases.

All these nodes are mountaineering, but some of them were invented earlier, then they were considered sea. And now they are used not only in mountaineering or industrial alpinism, but also in other kinds of extreme activities: water and speleotourism, rescue operations and any situations where the use of a safety rope is required.