Being competent in tying fundamental rock climbing knots, bends, and hitches is essenial to developing your skills as a climber. Use this guide to gain an. Fishermans Knot. Advantages. Fairly easy to tie. Disadvantages. Can work loose, especially with stiff ropes. Uses. Joining two ropes for abseiling. Forming rope ADVANTAGES: Strong secure knot. DISADVANTAGES: Bulky knots on larger ropes. Difficult to tie. Consumes more rope than simpler knots Bowline Knot - secure loop in the end of a piece of rope only be employed where shock loading never occurs: rapelling (abseiling), spelunking, or canyoning. Learn about different types of climbing knots, hitches and bends, and get tips on how to tie them. This article is part of our series: Intro to Rock Climbing. a rock Loop knots are for making one or more loops in the end of a rope, or along its Particularly suitable for climbing and abseiling. • The Double Figure Eight can be abseiling off the end of ropes and, as the finish to the Munter-mule, used to tie off belay plates etc. Prusik knot. Very strong friction hitch that grabs well. Good for. instruments in rock climbing. Much like a climber's body, the behavior, management, and usage of a climbing rope directly reflect the values, efficiency,.onto a knot in the rope or becoming caught on an object on the cliff. Simply stated, using the releasable abseil with a top-belay, the belayer can use the top-belay