Knot tying

Knot Tying

Click the images to watch videos of the best and most commonly used friction hitches, termination knots and mid-line knots used by Arborists.

Alpine butterfly

Alpine butterfly knot

Anchor hitch

Anchor hitch knot

Blake's hitch

Blakes hitch knot

Bowline

Bowline knot

Bowline on a bight

Bowline on a bight

Buntline hitch

Buntline knot

Clove hitch

Clove hitch

Daisychain (for storage)

Daisy chain knot

Distel hitch

Distel hitch

Double figure 8 on a bight *

Double figure 8 on a bight

Figure 8 on the bight

Figure 8 on the bight

Double fisherman’s knot

Double Fisherman's Knot

Figure 8 knot

Figure 8 knot

Fisherman's knot

Fisherman's knot

Klemheist

Klemheist

Girth hitch

Girth Hitch

Munters hitch *

Munter hitch

Prussik hitch

Prussik hitch

Schwabish hitch

Schwabish hitch

Sheet bend

Sheet Bend : ClimbingArborist.com

Sliding double fisherman's 

Sliding fishermans knot

Slippery sheet bend 

Slippery sheet bend

Slipknot/Marlin spike

Slipknot - Marlin spike

Slippery clove hitch

Slippery clove hitch

Valdotain Tresse

Valdotain Tresse

Bowline w/ Yosemite tie off

Bowline with Yosemite tie off