Directory of Climbing, Caving and Rescue Resources

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Climbing knots are knots used by rock climbers. Caving knots are knots used by people who practice spelunking. Rescue knots are used to for rescue operations.

Resources in This Category

• Caving Knots

  http://www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/Techniques/knots.html
  Common caving knots. Includes description, comments, diagrams.

• Considerations for Rope Rescue

  http://sarconsiderations.com/
  Detailed document by Kenneth Laidlaw. Covers rope rescue equipment and techniques.

• Needle Sports: Abseil Knots

  http://www.needlesports.com/content/abseil-knots.aspx
  Compares abseiling knots. Includes test results and references.

• Professional Association of Climbing Instructors Knots

  http://www.paci.com.au/knots.php
  Knots area of the Professional Association of Climbing Instructors website. Features PDF documents of various aspects of knot-tying, such as strength tests, ascender knots, and general knotting publications.

• The Prusik Knot

  http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/prusik_knot.html
  A climbing knot. Includes description, notes, history.

• VPI Cave Club

  http://www.cave.org.vt.edu/knots.shtml
  Article about caving knots. Covers rope selection, knot selection, general knot-tying procedure and common caving knots.

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