Basic Rope Skills and tutorials

Core Frictions and hitches:

half hitch – used to change rope direction at a 90 degree angle

Larks Head (AKA cow hitch) -used to reverse direction

Munter Friction (AKA crossing hitch) -used to connect rope and continue the same direction

Misc Skills

Extending rope

square knot

Cuffs

(Non collapsing) single column : Somerville Bowline

Double column Somerville

Hojo Cuff (AKA in-line cuff)

Chest Harness: Hishi Chest Harness