Web Directory

» Caving Knots
   Common caving knots. Includes description, comments, diagrams.
   http://www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/Techniques/knots.html

» Climerware: Knots
   Climbing knots. Discusses variations to the girth hitch, presents knotting techniques such as rappel backups and the figure eight with an extra pass.
   http://www.climerware.com/knot.shtml

» NZSS: Caving Knots
   New Zealand Speleological Society. Briefly discusses several common knots in a caving context.
   http://caves.org.nz/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/NZSS/Knots

» Needle Sports: Abseil Knots
   Compares abseiling knots. Includes test results and references.
   http://www.needlesports.com/advice/abseilknots.htm

» ORGT Caving
   Instructions for ascending a rope using Prusik knots. Includes photo tutorial showing how to assemble the climbing system.
   http://www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/orgt/caving/knots/knots.html

» Rock Climbing Knots
   Animated tutorials of climbing knots. Features single loops, double loops, hitches and stopper knots.
   http://www.abc-of-rockclimbing.com/howto/learn_climbing_knots.asp

» Rope Rescue
   Paper by the Bay Area Search and Rescue Council. Covers rope rescue equipment and techniques.
   http://www.basarc.org/downloads/Considerations-of-Rope-Rescue-2009.pdf

» Ruckus Society
   Climbing knots. Includes descriptions and diagrams.
   http://ruckus.org/article.php?list=type&type=21

» The Prusik Knot
   A climbing knot. Includes description, notes, history.
   http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/prusik_knot.html

» VPI Cave Club
   Article about caving knots. Covers rope selection, knot selection, general knot-tying procedure and common caving knots.
   http://www.cave.org.vt.edu/knots.shtml