This page contains the knots required for all canyoning courses. Don’t worry if you see something you don’t recognise. You will be introduced to it on your next course. For help with tieing these knots check out; http://www.animatedknots.com
Overhand on a bight. Uses; knot blocks, loop to clip into
Figure of 8 on a bight. Uses; a loop to clip into
Figure of 8 rethreaded. Uses; tieing into a harness/anchor
Clove hitch. Uses; tieing into a carabiner
Italian/munter hitch. Uses; belaying, Lowering, abseiling, contingency rigging
No knot. Uses; Swift water tie off. Very strong and releasable
Directional figure of 8. Uses Allows rope to be loaded in both dirictions and the loop to be loaded.
Stone/Stein knot. Uses; Isolates both strands of rope, easy to untie