Day 08 - Cross Training Groups
Some of you have already been doing this, but today I need you to ciruclate around and testing one another on definitions and tying skills. If you find someone who needs help to pass tomorrow's exam, take the time to help that person out! You are a cohort and need to take time sharing your knowledge and skills with one another during our practice time in class. I will also be circulating around to coach you on knots and to challenge you to provide definitions and use case examples for each one of them.
The Knots
- Alpine butterfly loop: great for putting a static bight in a rope when you cannot reach the ends of the rope
- bowline hitch: great for any time when you need a static bight at the end of a rope, like when you are turning a rope into a dog leash or if you are using a rope to help someone up out of a ravine
- midshipman's hitch: ideal for situations where you want to be able to increase or decrease tension in a rope after it has been tied (as when setting up tents and tarps); this knot is sometimes called the taut-line hitch
- power cinch: this is the go-to knot any time you need to hold something down that weighs more than you do, because it will double your strength due to its mechanical advantage; this knot is sometimes called the trucker's hitch
- sheet bend: this is the best knot for joining two ends of a rope; this lets you create one long rope from two shorter ropes or to create a strong loop out of a single length of rope
