How to Tie a Figure 8 Knot for Climbing - Everything You Need to Know || REI

The Figure 8 Knot is the most common knot for tying the rope into your harness. Learn how to tie the Figure 8 in this video.

To learn more, see our videos on
How to Tie a Stopper Knot
How to Tie a Figure 8 Knot on a Bight

[theshanghaimilkman]

I like that there is no pov videos teaching this, as if our perspective tieing our own knot is through the eyes of someone standing in front of us.

[galingong]

This is the single most useful series for learning all the essential knots, clear instructions and quality footage.

[Charles]

This is so much better that the instruction I got at my gym.

[hollygFM]

It is also perfect to join two different ropes or strings. And pretty!

[evmanbutts]

Tried to watch a different instructional on the Figure 8, they went on a 10 minute tangent half way through without showing how to complete the knot. Luckily enough this was in the sidebar.

Quick and straight to the point. Dont need 10 minutes of unrelated information for something that can effectively be taught in 1:13.

[bdixmusic]

I just tied my first figure eight from watching this video- AND reading my John Long book diagram, AND watching a few other videos. I am a slow learner and I did get nice and frustrated but I FIGURED it out hahahahaha ok downvote me.

[geraldberliner]

I wish you'd just kept the damn camera angle looking over his shoulder, as soon as you swicth to the front everything is bak to front as the viewer is seeing it

[martinsmart]

nice and simple learned to tie this knot in 10 minutes.

[dirkanderson]

This is how I was taught, some people use a bowline, but there seems to be some issues with that unless you really know what you are doing.
Figure 8 seems to be straight forward practically fool proof, I would also add a back up knot for further piece of mind.
New REI is very welcome here in San Luis Obispo, do it up right!

[SCOclimbing]

Take my like and sub, easiest and clean way to learn this on youtube.

[whyshngs]

Thanks my teacher is going to have a assessment on this

[smeghead]

Tied perfectly in the demo but crossed strands in the knot at the end ;)

[cravensboy]

Thanks for that info because I'm trying to write a book on how to survive in the wilderness and making knots is one of them

[EvgeniyGuryevich]

*Верно* завязанный проводник-"восьмёрка" _(фламандская петля)_ при нагружении не станет скрюченной инвалидкой, а после снятия нагрузки *легко* развяжется - потому что её хвостик получит петельку для вщёлкивания карабина.

A properly tied guide-"eight" _(Flemish loop)_ will not become a twisted invalid when loaded, and after removing the load, it will easily untie - because its tail will receive a loop for snapping the carbine.

[holdencaulfied]

What's the knot at the end to tie off the tail?

[stinkymanfromthewoods]

My dad taught this to me when I first started rock climbing but when we kind of stopped after he almost fell, I totally forgot how to tie the figure 8

[firstlast]

Держишь в левой руке. Если короткий конец находится справа, делаешь два оборота против часовой стрелки или три - по часовой. Если слева, то наоборот.

[stephanemm]

You HAVE TO add a stopper knot ! PLEASE !! Not because the 8 on a bight may slip but because it helps preventing to forget to finish it..

It's been made mandatory in climbing competitions worldwide for that reason after anaysing an accident that "nearly" happened.

[TJB]

So is the figure 8 follow through the same as a figure 8 on a bight, structurally? I know the applications are different as you need to tie the follow through if you are going around a fixed point

[finnjones]

why is every vid I watch on this so badly filmed