2025 Dates: None remaining

Clinic Details

Description

Whether you’re a knot novice or a knot pro, this clinic has content for you. In this hands-on clinic, learn knots for personal anchors, rappelling, and edge protection. For each context, several options will be discussed and practiced.

Group Size

• 8

Goals

• Introduce the basics of rope craft, including materials and terminology.

• Expand options for knots and hitches relevant to climbing in the following situations:

  • Attach yourself to rope/anchor

  • Join ropes for a longer rappel

  • Create edge protection

Required Gear - you will provide this gear, The Boulder Garden does not provide harnesses

• Climbing harness

Optional Gear - we will provide this gear, you are welcome to use your own

• Slings, nylon and dyneema

• Carabiners, locking

• Gri-Gri

• Friction hitch loop

Links

Knot Vocabulary - useful for describing what part of the material to manipulate.

AnimatedKnots.com - great resource for learning how to tie knots.

Ashley Book of Knots (archive.org) - originally published in 1944, this encyclopedia is still one of the most important and comprehensive books on knots.

Location

The Boulder Garden
328 Roney St.
Durham, NC 27701