The alpine butterfly knot is a sturdy loop that can be tied anywhere between two ends of a rope, creating a strong knotted anchor for clipping into a carabiner or simply to hang over a branch or hook.

How to Tie a Bowline Knot, Step by Step Create a small loop in the rope. How far this loop is positioned from the end of the rope will determine the size of the finished loop when the knot is complete ...

The rope not involved in the knot, the rope your working end is now parallel too, is the standing part 2. Create a loop by running the working end back over itself, and over the standing part 3.

To simplify matters the manoeuvre has been described using one single rope, but it is possible to carry out the same manoeuvre using two half ropes. The mule knot is also sometimes referred to as a ...