Round Turn and Two Half Hitches

The Round Turn and Two Half Hitches with Canoe Trails Rope and Knot Skills
The round turn and two half hitches is a hitch used to secure the end of a rope to a fixed object such as a tree or post on the jetty or dock. The name refers to the components used to form the knot: a round turn wraps the rope around the object (completely encircling it) and the two half hitches secure the end around the standing part. Variations of this hitch can be made with differing numbers of turns and half-hitches; an example is illustrated below.
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.