Hiking Knots

Kyoto: Hiking from Kibune to Kurama

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If you have enough rope for the job, a bowline on a bight can make a quick rescue harness to get a hiker out of a jam. After the knot is tied, a person can put each leg through the loops formed and hold onto the standing part to use the knot as a rescue seat.

• Double the rope up before beginning to tie the bowline
• Make an overhand loop on the standing part of the rope
• Pass the loop end of the rope through the overhand loop, reach your hand through the loop-end of the rope and pull the doubled-up standing part through. Cinch tight.