We’ve all tried to learn essential knots by looking at pictures and illustrations, but it’s often a lost cause requiring us to fall back to less-than-ideal knots or hitches that don’t hold or are impossible to loosen.
Max Lurie – Essential Outdoor Knots
No more! In this easy-to-follow online course, BACKPACKER and the Colorado Mountain School will teach you a dozen knots and hitches via video, to ensure you know what to tie and when you need to tie it.
It’s time to ditch the old adage of “if you can’t tie knots, tie lots.†That’s why BACKPACKER and the Colorado Mountain School will teach you how to tie the most essential knots and hitches that you can use for nearly any outdoor situation. From bowlines and square knots to girth and trucker’s hitches.
How This Course Works
We know you have a busy schedule, so we’ve designed this course to be taken at your own pace. We break down the course by type of knot or hitch, allowing you to delve into exactly what you want and need. Plus, once you purchase the course, the lessons are yours forever.
Syllabus:
1) Course Intro
Difference between knots and hitches
Tying considerations
Types of rope and cord
How to properly store cord
How to prevent fraying
2) Must-Know Knots
Square Knot
Overhand and Overhand on a Bight
Bowline
Figure Eight and Figure Eight on a Bight
3) Must-Know Hitches
Girth Hitch
Clove Hitch
Trucker’s Hitch
Taught-Line Hitch
4) Good-to-Know Knots and Hitches
Alpine Butterfly Knot
Double Fisherman’s Knot
Prusik Hitch
5) Bonus Knot
Sheet Bend
