How to Tie Into a Climbing Rope

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Scott and I'm the owner of Climb On indoor rock climbing gym in Wilmington, North Carolina. Today we're going to discuss tying in to your climbing rope. Climbing is inherently dangerous and can result in serious injury or death. So you want to make sure that you get proper instruction from a qualified guide. You can find those qualified instructors at your local indoor rock climbing gym. When we tie in to a climb rope, we use a knot called a follow through figure eight. Anytime that we tie that knot in to our harness, you want to make sure the your tie in loops and not your belay ring. And again, through qualified instruction you'll learn how to do this. A follow through figure eight is one of the strongest knots that you can use in a rope. It least amount of strength away from your rope. Anytime that you tie a knot in a piece of rope it weakens the rope at that point. We also use a backup knot which is called a fisherman's knot. And again, that's just used to backup our follow through figure eight. This has been how to tie in to a climbing rope."