You are the first person I've ever supported on patreon and thats because your videos are NEXT LEVEL. You are so informative, correct, and fun to watch. Thank you for all the hard work you do!! If you guys aren't yet supporters on patreon, consider throwing this guy at least a little bit each month!!
Man thank You so much! I have some dreams to have a team of ppl in the future helping me so that this would be more sustainable and I could simple launch videos more often. So any donation / patreon small or big is amazing since I can dump all of that back into this project! And sometimes share with ppl who helped me on short term basis for now :)
i can't believe it, tomorrow I have to explain these knots to my scout group, I've already prepared my notes, but now I can integrate with this video, thanks!
For a Mammut-sponsored video, this had an insane amount of ads. Given free rein, YT will litter your video with multiple ads every 60 seconds. Almost unwatchable.
This video is so instructive and fun to watch... I cane here looking for copper but found gold... I am new to this climbing world so there's so much to learn! And this kind of content is most of what a newbie like me needs! Amazing job!
Best knot video I've seen! Something to consider: If you use accessory cord as your chalk bag belt, you will always have a length of cord that you can use for a friction hitch in an emergency.
I can’t believe video of such quality is available for free. Definitely best knot video out there. Straightforward, entertaining, easy to follow, professionally edited.
As a knot nerd, I think this video is one of the best in YT, easy to understand for beginners and absolutely correct in content. Keep it up my friend you are absolutely amazing.
fun story: I learned belaying with the munter hitch and didnt realize that it was really uncommon that people would not use a belaying device. When I moved cities and went to a new climbing gym I had to learn belaying again with an instructor. I would say everyone should learn how to use it in case of an emergency. With this hitch it is even more important to always keep your hand at the rope or else it wont stop.
I'm almost 70 years old and have no inclination to climb but this was an excellent, enjoyable video to watch and I learned new ways to tie knots that I have tied for years. Well done.
+1 for explaining when to poke your fingers through in order to grab and pull the figure 8 on a bight. You're not teaching knots, you're teaching how to tie knots, thank you.
EXCELLENT. Some people can not teach what they know.. This Man does KNOW his subject and has a EXCELLENT way of explaining. Also he shows the things to look for, alinement of the rope in the Knots.. Well worth watching.. Cheers from NEW ZEALAND....
Hey Ben! I’ve been a firefighter for over a decade and a majority of these knots and hitches are essential in our training and skill sets. Just wanted to say that your instruction on these is exceptional. I wish I had you when I was in rookie school. Very masterful job.
Sir, You are a true Master of knots and teaching them to others as well. Don't think there is anyone out there that can teach this as you do. Keep up the good work!
It contains all the basic or the most used applications of knots and, on top of that, beautifully and expertly explained. Thank you so much because, anyone who climb rarely or is a beginner can now easily refresh memory, on those climbing techniques, just in a few minutes. Good luck.
I have watched many many videos on climbing knots and this is one that finally stuck. Thank you!!! Your techniques are simplified very well, and have made my learning curve far less cumbersome.
The best knot-tying video I’ve seen. Aside from the how-to, this discusses the application part and the common errors to avoid. Well done. I’ve learned a lot! Thanks.
Greeting from Hong Kong. The best of knots tutorial RUclips ever. Made me know the structure of knot, Hard is Easy. Looking forward to your next knots tutorial. Have a great day, good climbing 😊
btw, i was just playing around with the knots and techniques shown (thanks again! :) ) and when doing the scaffolding knot tying it around a something (the last method you show of it), its possible running the standing part of the rope through it with a bite, making it a quick release knot, instead of, as u point out, a knot that can be pretty difficult to get opened back up. It might bring down the strength of the knot though, so everybody should think for themselves, and use it as it is fit.
Great video as always! Never forget the number 2 rule 😂 is my fav! Regarding the “Italian Hitch” the flipping is a great way to check if the knot is correct or knot. Additional, to load testing before uncoupling your second protection
Great video. Can i add that as far as i'm aware a two turn (double overhand) stopper knot loop is called a poachers knot, a three turn (triple overhand) is called a scaffold knot. A klemheist pulled upside down turns into a hedden hitch and works just as well, maybe slightly smoother in operation.
Honestly Ben, I want to hire you to be my teacher of literally aaaanything! If any teacher at any grade had half the charisma of transferring knowledge that you have, we would all be nuclear scientists! 😁 Once again, great video, thoroughly explained what is usually difficult to remember ;-)
100% agree with some of the comments below - your instruction is crystal clear with good "catch phrases" to remind us knot guys how to tie the knot, you don't rush through anything and the video is very well done. Thank you for this, keep up the great work!
I congradulate you on a wonderful video, every person whether climber or not should watch this easy to follow, educational show. The training has been simplied so there is no need to spend countless hours learning the knots, I have learnt the Clove hitch using another technique and it works, but it took me dozens of times to perfect it. Your method can be learnt in minutes. This video may save someones life someday. Great Job, look forward to other videos.
I'm predicting future stardom for you. You have a manner and some other qualities that make you fun to watch. I watched this whole video and there is NO chance that I'm going to get into climbing. I'm a 71 year old cancer survivor. Even if I wanted to I couldn't get in shape to climb.
Still cool to see outsiders watching stuff from our sport and enjoying it. Knots are pretty interesting too. Congrats on beating cancer btw, I am a survivor myself but still in my 20's so I've got some climbing in me still haha. Hope you're doing well!
Positively thorough throughout. There had to be someone like you out there in YT world who knew what was missing and did the right thing. I most certainly am supporting you.
That was the best intro to knots video I have seen! I have tried to teach very simalir concepts to our members at the FD and now I have a great video to add to our trainings. Please keep making more content!!
just finished watching all the episodes on the masterclass so far, really amazing in depth but easy to grasp stuff. this has really elevated my understanding of how everything works and will help me climb and belay with more confidence but at the same time be a lot more aware of potential dangers i had no idea existed before. I feel like youd have to pay an instructor a lot to learn all of this stuff and even then it would need to be a dream instructor for them to go into this level of depth and make it so digestible, so honestly really appreciate this. I joined ur channel for a bit to say an extra thanks 🙏
Very good explanations, specific to climbing, thanks a lot ! Suggestions for the next one : bowline and butterfly loop, both used a lot for mountaineering.
Thank you for this video. The clove hitch that you show with one hand is amazing. Learned it from a Petzl instruction sheet. The Münter is also possible: so instead of grabbing the opposite strand, grab the front strand in the same manner and it becomes a münter. Q: Hitches for rappel, above the tuber or below the tuber? I have my reasons for preferring one way over the other.
Both. If you know you have to pass a knot have something above. Also if the terrain is less than vertical it's faster than with one below,and if it jams you should be able to get your weight off it easy enough to release it.
Absolutely brilliant video...great selection of knots and even better demonstration of how to tie them. Great narration and easy to follow (and remember) method of how to select the best knot for the proper application.
Great video. I’m off to my Global Wind Organisation basic safety training tomorrow which includes working at height and height rescue. Your video explains almost all the knots I need to know in an easy to understand way. Thanks!
Great video as always! Keep it up! Super informative and very easy to follow (at least coming from someone who already knows all of them). I will be suggesting this to anyone who asks me about knots when I don't have time to teach them myself!
Awesome video! By the way, you might find a new friction hitch developed recently here in the US of interest. I shared it with my wife who's brother you may have heard of (Jean Annequin) as a potential new knot to add to his arsenal. It is called the 523 JRB Ascender Hitch. Developed by a saddle hunter who is a very skilled ropeman. Merci mate!
New sub, thanks for the content, your instruction is easy to follow and remember. 30+ years ago I was into rock climbing now I just use ropes and knots in my daily life.
Would love to see you and @hownot2 and do some gri-gri tests! I got dropped and fell the full length of a route and would’ve decked but my belayer caught me suffering two sprained knees. Got a gym full of witnesses, was climbing on an elderid rope with a gri at Cliffs of Id in Los Angeles.
I love the video! I plan on making a few knot videos explaining some the same knots! I enjoy watching others explain their versions of the same knots 🪢 thank you for sharing!
Thanks, I tried to give some examples without bloating this video into a Full movie, but maybe I should have done it more detailed... Anyway usage will come in practise in future episodes ;)
I decided to try Saddle hunting and have been trying to research gear and knots for rappelling down the tree when done. Your video is the best I've found for understanding what and why. Thank you, your video will be saved in my list. If you wouldn't mind, could you tell me if "dynamic" or "static" rope would matter if I'm only using it for 20 to 30 feet rappelling? I'll check your channel for a video on that as well.
So glad you came back on my feed. After an extended break due to sickness, refamiliarising is good. I remember your ninja fig 8 and the tie with one hand fine though lol
I was a climber and my first pothole was Lost Johns, a grade 4. At the top of one of the large drops I watched a caver trying to tie 2 ropes together as a life-line...I was horrified and immediately volunteered to tie the ropes from then on. Ran a knot-tie class on sunday morning! When we started to use SRT, I had nightmares.
Just use the European Death Knot (overhand knot) to tie two ropes together. It’s the easiest knot and it’s plenty strong enough, especially if you leave long tails. Much easier than a Double Fisherman’s. I’d only use the Double Fisherman’s for rope ends I want to permanently join (like the sling I prepare at home for a Prusik).
19:00 I read in knot reference book that you can also wrap a carabiner along with the rope when making a Klemheist (with the flat side of the carabiner next to and parallel to the rope). Then when the Klemheist is finished, you can use the carabiner as a handle to move the Klemheist knot up and down along the rope.
I’ve got a collection of favorited knot vids for different ones I look up sometimes. But this is all of them in one and better explained. Super nice, thanks again and again for the fantastic videos ✌️
You are the first person I've ever supported on patreon and thats because your videos are NEXT LEVEL. You are so informative, correct, and fun to watch. Thank you for all the hard work you do!! If you guys aren't yet supporters on patreon, consider throwing this guy at least a little bit each month!!
Man thank You so much!
I have some dreams to have a team of ppl in the future helping me so that this would be more sustainable and I could simple launch videos more often.
So any donation / patreon small or big is amazing since I can dump all of that back into this project!
And sometimes share with ppl who helped me on short term basis for now :)
Now I know 😊 thanks bro 👍
i can't believe it, tomorrow I have to explain these knots to my scout group, I've already prepared my notes, but now I can integrate with this video, thanks!
Ahh have fun teaching ;)
How did it go?
@@cakeman1715 super! now I have my certification 🥳🥰
@@c.a.c.coseacaso4385 👏
For a Mammut-sponsored video, this had an insane amount of ads. Given free rein, YT will litter your video with multiple ads every 60 seconds. Almost unwatchable.
This video is so instructive and fun to watch... I cane here looking for copper but found gold... I am new to this climbing world so there's so much to learn! And this kind of content is most of what a newbie like me needs! Amazing job!
Best knot video I've seen! Something to consider: If you use accessory cord as your chalk bag belt, you will always have a length of cord that you can use for a friction hitch in an emergency.
Yea that's a nice tip and thanks! Nice to read this!
that is genious .. throw double fishermans to tie the ends and you have adjustable chalk bag belt .. yes!
@xTeeak i just do an EDK, for lack of a better way to explain it. A simple overhand is fast and easy
nice...love the tidbit about the prussik being at minimum 3mm thinner than your main rope.
I can’t believe video of such quality is available for free. Definitely best knot video out there. Straightforward, entertaining, easy to follow, professionally edited.
As a knot nerd, I think this video is one of the best in YT, easy to understand for beginners and absolutely correct in content. Keep it up my friend you are absolutely amazing.
You could tell that this guy has trusted his life with these skills.
I agree. I have watched 50 plus climbing knot videos and this is the best.🙂
fun story: I learned belaying with the munter hitch and didnt realize that it was really uncommon that people would not use a belaying device. When I moved cities and went to a new climbing gym I had to learn belaying again with an instructor. I would say everyone should learn how to use it in case of an emergency. With this hitch it is even more important to always keep your hand at the rope or else it wont stop.
I'm almost 70 years old and have no inclination to climb but this was an excellent, enjoyable video to watch and I learned new ways to tie knots that I have tied for years. Well done.
+1 for explaining when to poke your fingers through in order to grab and pull the figure 8 on a bight. You're not teaching knots, you're teaching how to tie knots, thank you.
Very clear explanations. I use some of these knots when I set up a wild camp tarp & hammock. Thank you for showing another way to tie these.
Thanks for all the great content! Best climbing channel on youtube in my humble opinion. Keep up the good work!
Ah thanks a lot!
Most clear explanation and demonstration of these knots I have seen! 😉👍👍
Best knot teacher on RUclips !
I mean it. I’ve watched them ALL.
If you haven’t seen his magic figure 8 that’s easy to untie, go find that video.
As a new recreational tree climber.... this is the best video on knot tying I have come across.
How's the tree climbing? I have a huge tree in my backyard I'm thinking I might have a go at , after watching this video.
EXCELLENT.
Some people can not teach what they know..
This Man does KNOW his subject and has a EXCELLENT way of explaining.
Also he shows the things to look for, alinement of the rope in the Knots..
Well worth watching..
Cheers from NEW ZEALAND....
Hey Ben! I’ve been a firefighter for over a decade and a majority of these knots and hitches are essential in our training and skill sets.
Just wanted to say that your instruction on these is exceptional. I wish I had you when I was in rookie school. Very masterful job.
Sir, You are a true Master of knots and teaching them to others as well. Don't think there is anyone out there that can teach this as you do. Keep up the good work!
You have the absolute best knot videos on RUclips!! Thankyou!!
Your training is saving lives and opening doors... Keep Ascending.
It contains all the basic or the most used applications of knots and, on top of that, beautifully and expertly explained. Thank you so much because, anyone who climb rarely or is a beginner can now easily refresh memory, on those climbing techniques, just in a few minutes. Good luck.
I have watched many many videos on climbing knots and this is one that finally stuck. Thank you!!! Your techniques are simplified very well, and have made my learning curve far less cumbersome.
As a complete noob that’s trying to learn canyoning, this video series has been invaluable. Thank you
The best knot-tying video I’ve seen. Aside from the how-to, this discusses the application part and the common errors to avoid. Well done. I’ve learned a lot! Thanks.
Greeting from Hong Kong. The best of knots tutorial RUclips ever. Made me know the structure of knot, Hard is Easy. Looking forward to your next knots tutorial. Have a great day, good climbing 😊
btw, i was just playing around with the knots and techniques shown (thanks again! :) ) and when doing the scaffolding knot tying it around a something (the last method you show of it), its possible running the standing part of the rope through it with a bite, making it a quick release knot, instead of, as u point out, a knot that can be pretty difficult to get opened back up.
It might bring down the strength of the knot though, so everybody should think for themselves, and use it as it is fit.
I already knew all these knots but this was a good, informative refresher and I still learned a few new things. Thank you for the great videos!
Great video as always! Never forget the number 2 rule 😂 is my fav! Regarding the “Italian Hitch” the flipping is a great way to check if the knot is correct or knot. Additional, to load testing before uncoupling your second protection
Great video. Can i add that as far as i'm aware a two turn (double overhand) stopper knot loop is called a poachers knot, a three turn (triple overhand) is called a scaffold knot.
A klemheist pulled upside down turns into a hedden hitch and works just as well, maybe slightly smoother in operation.
Technically correct, although I asked rope access people and they also call double as a scaffold for simplicity...
Honestly Ben, I want to hire you to be my teacher of literally aaaanything! If any teacher at any grade had half the charisma of transferring knowledge that you have, we would all be nuclear scientists! 😁 Once again, great video, thoroughly explained what is usually difficult to remember ;-)
Yes , I plan to practice tying these knots every evening just to learn the skills incase of an emergency.
100% agree with some of the comments below - your instruction is crystal clear with good "catch phrases" to remind us knot guys how to tie the knot, you don't rush through anything and the video is very well done. Thank you for this, keep up the great work!
I congradulate you on a wonderful video, every person whether climber or not should watch this easy to follow, educational show. The training has been simplied so there is no need to spend countless hours learning the knots, I have learnt the Clove hitch using another technique and it works, but it took me dozens of times to perfect it. Your method can be learnt in minutes. This video may save someones life someday. Great Job, look forward to other videos.
I'm predicting future stardom for you. You have a manner and some other qualities that make you fun to watch. I watched this whole video and there is NO chance that I'm going to get into climbing. I'm a 71 year old cancer survivor. Even if I wanted to I couldn't get in shape to climb.
Still cool to see outsiders watching stuff from our sport and enjoying it. Knots are pretty interesting too.
Congrats on beating cancer btw, I am a survivor myself but still in my 20's so I've got some climbing in me still haha. Hope you're doing well!
This is one of the best tutorials on any topic. Fantastically filmed and explained!
Outstanding demonstration and explination with thorough description of applications as well.
Very easy to follow imstructional. Dude has figured out how to pass knot tying strategies two others in a phenomenal way Bravo brother
Positively thorough throughout. There had to be someone like you out there in YT world who knew what was missing and did the right thing. I most certainly am supporting you.
Most clear explanation and demonstration .
Sir , thank you so much .
Greetings from Sri Lanka .
I really like the image of the hands making the knots, nice taste closing the colors it's a pleasure to watch 🥰
That was the best intro to knots video I have seen! I have tried to teach very simalir concepts to our members at the FD and now I have a great video to add to our trainings. Please keep making more content!!
The absolut best knot video I have ever seen. Very good explanations! Thank you very much for this!
just finished watching all the episodes on the masterclass so far, really amazing in depth but easy to grasp stuff. this has really elevated my understanding of how everything works and will help me climb and belay with more confidence but at the same time be a lot more aware of potential dangers i had no idea existed before.
I feel like youd have to pay an instructor a lot to learn all of this stuff and even then it would need to be a dream instructor for them to go into this level of depth and make it so digestible, so honestly really appreciate this.
I joined ur channel for a bit to say an extra thanks 🙏
Wow thank you so much, I have lots of more episodes coming for this playlist ;)
Very good explanations, specific to climbing, thanks a lot ! Suggestions for the next one : bowline and butterfly loop, both used a lot for mountaineering.
Hello Bro. Eish was explanation was as smooth at it could be. Thanks a lot for your "efforts" and for the quality of your teaching.
Impressive work! The course is amazing. Thanks you so much for your knowledge and desire + effort to share it in high quality.
Thanks!
Thank You as well!
Very good teaching. Thank you a lot.
Love your instructional style. Very clear and detailed, excellent work!
Yes I like how he shows the safety of getting the knots right , and demonstrates too , Excellent video
This is easily the best video I have come across on the subject. Damn. Thanks
Thanks
Thank you so much Roman
Very Great knots and hitches ❤
Grazie.
Danke!
Excellent video. Every knot and hitch was well explained and demonstrated. I appreciate your teaching style, thank you!!
Very good explanations of how to tie and the uses of the knots. Great video
Very easy to inderstand and simple basic knots..
Thank you
Thank you for this video. The clove hitch that you show with one hand is amazing. Learned it from a Petzl instruction sheet. The Münter is also possible: so instead of grabbing the opposite strand, grab the front strand in the same manner and it becomes a münter. Q: Hitches for rappel, above the tuber or below the tuber? I have my reasons for preferring one way over the other.
Both. If you know you have to pass a knot have something above. Also if the terrain is less than vertical it's faster than with one below,and if it jams you should be able to get your weight off it easy enough to release it.
Best video on nuts I ever seen. Thanks!
I am not a climber but I enjoy learning new information. This was both educational and entertaining, perfect balance. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, very easy to understand 👍👍👍
I am a Sailor and sail instructor and you just gave me a few other ways of teaching the Clove Hitch! Great video!
Ah thanks! Maybe one day I should expand my knot vocabulary and learn something from Sailing :D
Thanks for sharing ur knowledge. It was very understandable. More power to you...
Top quality explanations!
Superb video. Better than most. Many thanks.
Absolutely brilliant video...great selection of knots and even better demonstration of how to tie them. Great narration and easy to follow (and remember) method of how to select the best knot for the proper application.
Thanks for sharing, your explanation is so clearly!!!
Great video.
I’m off to my Global Wind Organisation basic safety training tomorrow which includes working at height and height rescue.
Your video explains almost all the knots I need to know in an easy to understand way.
Thanks!
Great video as always! Keep it up! Super informative and very easy to follow (at least coming from someone who already knows all of them). I will be suggesting this to anyone who asks me about knots when I don't have time to teach them myself!
I love the VT prusik. Its not spoken of much but it's so great
Awesome video! By the way, you might find a new friction hitch developed recently here in the US of interest. I shared it with my wife who's brother you may have heard of (Jean Annequin) as a potential new knot to add to his arsenal. It is called the 523 JRB Ascender Hitch. Developed by a saddle hunter who is a very skilled ropeman. Merci mate!
Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Great video, very nicely explained. Thanks
New sub, thanks for the content, your instruction is easy to follow and remember. 30+ years ago I was into rock climbing now I just use ropes and knots in my daily life.
Love your videos, very informative and much better than the way i was taught. Cant wait for some more advanced rigging videos!
Absolutely the most informative and easy to follow instruction video every. Thank you much stay safe on the rocks 😎
Would love to see you and @hownot2 and do some gri-gri tests! I got dropped and fell the full length of a route and would’ve decked but my belayer caught me suffering two sprained knees. Got a gym full of witnesses, was climbing on an elderid rope with a gri at Cliffs of Id in Los Angeles.
I love the video! I plan on making a few knot videos explaining some the same knots! I enjoy watching others explain their versions of the same knots 🪢 thank you for sharing!
Cool video! It would be nice to include common application for each knot
Thanks, I tried to give some examples without bloating this video into a Full movie, but maybe I should have done it more detailed... Anyway usage will come in practise in future episodes ;)
I liked the focus on the knots and would give the applications another separate video
Excellent video. Only thing missing is how much tail needs to be on each knot for safety.
A stopper knot worth of safety at least
I decided to try Saddle hunting and have been trying to research gear and knots for rappelling down the tree when done. Your video is the best I've found for understanding what and why. Thank you, your video will be saved in my list. If you wouldn't mind, could you tell me if "dynamic" or "static" rope would matter if I'm only using it for 20 to 30 feet rappelling? I'll check your channel for a video on that as well.
Just found your rappelling masterclass videos. Thanks again for this info.
Really clear and fun (!) instruction , great stuff sir! Thankyou!👍👍
Wow, this is a great and the best video how to use several climbing knots.You explanation is so relaxed and understandable.Thanks!
So glad you came back on my feed. After an extended break due to sickness, refamiliarising is good.
I remember your ninja fig 8 and the tie with one hand fine though lol
This is so informative and real simplified that even idiots like me will be able to do it. Thank you!
Best video ❤😮😮
I've used many of these for years and I think I learnt something about every knot!
UUU I managed to teach something to a true Mountain Climber! Sweeet :D And thanks!
you're a very good instructor thank you for sharing your knowledge this is by far the best and most useful knot video I have seen
I was a climber and my first pothole was Lost Johns, a grade 4.
At the top of one of the large drops I watched a caver trying to tie 2 ropes together as a life-line...I was horrified and immediately volunteered to tie the ropes from then on.
Ran a knot-tie class on sunday morning!
When we started to use SRT, I had nightmares.
Just use the European Death Knot (overhand knot) to tie two ropes together. It’s the easiest knot and it’s plenty strong enough, especially if you leave long tails. Much easier than a Double Fisherman’s. I’d only use the Double Fisherman’s for rope ends I want to permanently join (like the sling I prepare at home for a Prusik).
Great video ☺️ I'd love to see one where the applications of these knots are explained more thoroughly
19:00 I read in knot reference book that you can also wrap a carabiner along with the rope when making a Klemheist (with the flat side of the carabiner next to and parallel to the rope). Then when the Klemheist is finished, you can use the carabiner as a handle to move the Klemheist knot up and down along the rope.
It's called a Bachmann and is designed for gripping icy ropes
Great video. I will be referencing this in the future when I need a reminder of these knots.
I just discovered your channel. Your videos are brilliant.
Glad you like them!
I’ve got a collection of favorited knot vids for different ones I look up sometimes. But this is all of them in one and better explained. Super nice, thanks again and again for the fantastic videos ✌️
Wow satisfying a true Knot lover is amazing :D thanks!
@@HardIsEasy omg is that you hanging from that overhang in your display pic there?
superb, jujitsu with rope, really great teaching process and visually perfect. Thank You
Thanks for all the great content! You are my online climbing bible 😄
Ahh, so much great information. Helpful as always!!! Thank you! 🙏🏻🫶🏻
Can you please make a video for rappelling? You are the only person i trust you will make an excellent and worth watching video!
thank you so much for the knots, such an easy way to remember them.
Excellent demonstration.
You are very good at explaining knots! I learned a lot from you. Thanks!
Thanks George!