Fishermans Knot With Canoe Trail's Rope and Knot Skills

Fisherman’s knot, also known as English knot, consists of two overhand knots each one tied around the standing part of the other one. Though it is mainly used as a bend to join two lines, it can be easily used to connect the ends of a single length of rope to form a loop. The beauty of the knot lies in its symmetry.
It is brilliant to create a simple bracelet and its sister knot the double Fishermans knot is used to make prussic loops for climbing and rescues. We often make bracelets as part of our Bushcraft Activities and Adventure School programmes when working with corporate and youth groups.
Canoe Trail use and teach knots as part of their outdoor activities programmes. We use knots, lashings as part of pioneering and team challenges in our woodland programmes. Knots are also used in our low ropes courses along with pulleys and mechanical systems. Canoe Trail's Rich first learnt knots in Scouts as a youngster before taking up mountaineering and qualifying as a commercial diver which required knots in zero visibility at 30 metres in a strong current.
Our water safety qualifications also use knots as a core rescue skill. We love rope trickery and teaching others to use knots, lashings and learn new skills. Our adventure school youth programme teaches a blend of hard skills and life skills for young people alongside our sister company Inspired Life CIC which was a London 2012 Project.