Scouting Skills – Clove Hitch

Clove_HitchClove Hitch

Purpose: Securing lines running along a series of posts, belaying, starting lashings, weak binding

Tying: Pass the end of the rope around the pole. Continue over the standing end and around the pole a second time. Thread the end under itself and pull tight to form the clove hitch.

Animated Knots: http://www.animatedknots.com/cloveend/