Friday Knot for Thought

I want to try this out. Each week I will post a knot that every climber should know. Whether that knot is for climbing or just a must know outdoor knot. I would love to hear feedback from you about what knots you would like to know or what knots you find most useful when out climbing.

So here is one of the first knots that I learned for climbing and helps when connecting two pieces or tying off a piece of webbing.

The Water Knot
— easy, basic

Essentially if you think of tying an overhand knot in the one piece of webbing and then take the other piece and like a follow-through figure eight you will have a water knot.
Getting the knot untied can be a challenge if it has been stressed or tightened down a lot. But taking hold of the tails of each piece of webbing and pushing up and in on both sides can release the knot.

Hope you enjoy, and keep climbing!