Rock climbing knots play an important role in this type of sporting activity. You have to admit that these tiny elements are the vital ones to keep you alive, because your body hanging out there while climbing the wall will depend on them entirely. These knots are responsible for having your waist properly tied, for the rope properly tying the equipment and keeping you connected to the other team climber.

It is also the knot which is part of the rescue system and techniques approached for this purpose. It is therefore important to know as much as necessary into making these knots and the role they play with each move you make while preparing for climbing and while being there already climbing.

You will find many easy-to-follow steps presented online on how to make each type of knot without any hassle, so all you need to do firstly is to find out the main rock climbing knots and how they can serve your sporting needs. They are as follows:

• Single loop knots – which are useful for throwing a rope into something that you cannot reach at. They are also useful for attaching to a loop of rope while you are engaged in climbing. But the most important role of this knot is to have a person’s waist wrapped with it or around an object before the knot is tied. Other types of knots to belong to this group are: figure eight loop and alpine butterfly knot.
• Double loop knots – will describe two loops increasing the element of security and holding in a better way than a single loop knot does. These knots will help with lifting and lowering a person or it can be as well used for hanging. Other types of knots belonging to the double loop knot group are: double figure eight and double alpine butterfly knot.
• Hitches – are those ties made in such a manner that they ‘mold’ to the size of the object the knot is tied to. Various styles belong to this category: clove hitch, prusik knot, and Italian hitch.
• Stopper knots – are defined by the knots used into stopping the other end of the rope from slipping or unraveling through another knot. The most usual ones are: double overhand knot, figure eight knot and the simple overhand knot.
• Bends – define the knots formed by two ends of the rope being tied together from the same rope. These bends can be as well formed by bringing together two different ropes with one single knot. A few types in this category are: water knot, fisherman’s knot and the double fisherman’s knot.