Friday Knot for Thought — Clove Hitch

So with this recent talk about anchors and trad climbing I thought that this week's Friday Knot for Thought should be the Clove Hitch. 

If you watched the video on the three-point rope anchor, the person in the video was using this knot to secure the strands of rope. This knot is very secure, easy to tie and easy to adjust. A need to know knot for all climbers.

To the right is two ways to tie a clove hitch. The method on the bottom is what climbers want to use since on multi pitch routes we stay tied in.

Here is a link to a video that Climber magazine did on tying this knot.

Climber Magazine Video