How to Tie a Figure Eight Follow-Through

The figure eight is the all-purpose rock climbing knot. This knot is used to connect your harness to the rope.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• rope

1. 

   Holding the rope in your left hand, cross the end of the rope over the front of the rope.

2. 

   Cross behind.

3. 

   Come back to the front and drop it down through the loop.

4. 

   Loop the end of the rope through a harness or carabiner.

5. 

   Go back up through the loop.

6. 

   Go around the back.

7. 

   Go down through the loop.

8. 

   Go around the front.

9. 

   Go around the back and up through the loop.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you leave enough rope dangling so you can tie another knot. It doesn't really matter what type of knot you tie, but dynamic ropes have a way of stretching, and if you don't leave enough of an end, the rope can come undone.