@Hard Is Easy To remember the way to tie: start hard, finish easy! (Start hard by pushing the rope to the side and finish easy by going through the big hole :) )

Finally someone actually explained what the correct figure 8 looks like and how to tie it step by step. Thanks a lot, man, good job

Never climbed a day in my life, yet here I am learning these knots. Thanks COVID.

Yea it's a long video teaching you how to save time :D But this video is a part of coming Belay Masterclass and little details make a huge difference in critical situations. So climb safe and smile more ;)

I am 72 years old and needed little 'reminders' and you are the perfect instructor.Superb and many thanks.

I have 30 years climbing experience and degree in math, so I think about knots and symmetry a lot. But I never noticed that one symmetry is easier to untie than the other, and I've never heard any other climber note this either. Did you figure this out on your own? Kudos!

When I had saw that the video is 13 minutes long I thought it's impossible to make the interesting and useful video 'how to tie a figure 8 knot' that is so long. I was wrong. Good job. Now I know good video for newbies (and not only newbies) that teach to tie figure 8 with many useful details.

Who knew you could spend 13 minutes talking about the humble figure 8 knot? Absolutely fascinating... thank-you for sharing!

This video FINALLY made me realise why some of my figure 8s were off. Foolproof. Thanks so much!

I was taught to follow through on the “outside” of the figure 8 which gives you this perfect knot. Never knew it was the best!

Thank you! My son is an adaptive climber. I just took a belay class at his gym and had a challenging time with the fig 8. Your video smoothed me out and I am now feeling more confident about belaying him.

6:20 "they type of person that can miss a hole" - Which under cold, wet, stressful , sleep-deprived, time-sensitive etc. conditions it is very possible to do. Human factors are often discounted as being down to low competency, and this attitude has and still does cost lives.

Although my kids learned the figure 8 at the gym, I've shown them this vid then walked them through it and it's become the way they always tie in now. It just 'clicked' for them. Mahalo and Aloha.

I use a little tip to help my students to remember how to start and finish the follow through part. I say that they need to start small and finish big (referring to the sizes of the holes formed by the rope in one or the other side of the strand you need to follow. Little complicate to explain in a writing form but very easy to see and understand.

Thank you buddy for a great video! Note that the control knot in the figure eight is required on slippery climbing ropes (for example, Mammut Serenity dry 8.7). I have repeatedly lost a strand of the eight, if i do not impose a control knot on long mountaineering ascents. I recommend checking the knot periodically on long climbing routes.

I used this method in ropejumping:) Hello from Ukraine!))

Finally someone speaking sense about unnecessary stopper knots!

This is the only video that could teach me how to tie the first figure 8 knot. In my country, we need to pass a practical exam for belaying. I was so stressed because I could not tie a figure 8 knot consistently and I did not know why I can’t do so. Luckily KZfaq lead me to this video and I learnt how to tie the knot in the most simple way. Thanks so much!!

You are one of the best instructors out there. step by step and explaining WHY certain thing should be the way they are makes it "stick" so much better. Excellent work, and thank you very much.

Man what a great vid! I’ve climbed for 15 years and this is the best explanation I’ve seen and heard. Same with your previous vid to untie it and where the load is placed. I’m definitely taking this info for when teaching new friends the figure 8, thanks!! Sub’d for sure!

I will not ever be climbing but I felt it necessary to learn this knot. Thanks

Bonus point for explaining what figure of 8 is for and is not for! Hats off from a sailor.

I used to be an Alpine Guide in Piedmont and Val D'Aosta, Italy. Your video about making a double-eight knot is spot on! Bravo!

I’m not even a climber and enjoyed everything on this video 🤟🏽

Brilliant video! Been tying figure 8’s for 20 years now, and this is the best method ever! Perfect knot every time. Thank you!

Love how you edit the videos and explain things. I usually have problems with a figure 8 but this method is so easy. Thanks for the work it took to make this video.

I learned so much, I always thought that the figure 8 had no down sides, but the cross loading is something I never thought about. Its super facinating .

Dude, you're a really good teacher, and that's not easy. Congrats! love your videos. Have been training falling and it feels great!

Excellent instructions. I paid 90 euro for a course and they didn’t explain it well. Learning it from you.

Thank you for teaching me! This was easy, informative, and the best video I’ve watched on figure 8.

Loved the way you suggested .....To blindfold and make knots .......Helpful in night.......Many don't tell this .......I like the way you explain to cover in 360'.........The kNots were easy just because you explained so well

Two minutes in and already one of the best instructional videos I've seen. Love the subtle humor, and way to tell em that it don't need no back up! However, I'd just like to add that the orientation of the initial part of the knot, where you say "it should be on the left not the right" around 7:30, doesn't actually matter, you can achieve a clean figure 8 either way, you just have to follow it the correct way.

This is a better and easier way of tying fig 8 knot, thanks mate

Thanks for the refresher! I hadn't climbed in 8 years. This was perfect for getting certified at the new gym.

Hi there I ve bern climbing since sept21 roughly 3 times a week for 2hrs. I did giggled at " people that can miss a loop" first time when i watched this video few months ago. Until yesterday, when i tied my figure 8 only through the hip loop. Nothing bad happened (apart from discomfort on the way down) but lesson learned about routine, staying aware and checking each other.

I spent a lot of time sitting in my harness today and my knots were really hard to untie - this video was just what I needed, thank you!

Thanks a lot. Perfect instruction, with a nice pace to follow along easily. Also, love the way you explain all the variations and why to do or not to do.

The mnemonic I was taught to remember how to tie a clean knot like the one in this video is "outside, outside, in." You Push the working end through on the outside of the line you are tracing the first 2 times, then finish on the inside. I was also taught an easier way to tighten the knot. Hold both strands beneath the knot with one hand. Pull each strand above the know individually. Then swap: hold both strands above with one hand while pulling the two below individually. Hope this is helpful.

My American climbing friends have had a big discussion last night (after watching your video tutorial about how to tie a figure 8 knot that will be easy to untie after a hard fall). The biggest question that arose at that time was: "Where was this guy with his video when our instructors were teaching us how to tie up figure 8 knot and why no-one else came with this solution before ???? :-) ;-) ;-)

Really nice lesson. If not climbed for a decade but all the instruction videos didn't seem to match what little i could remember. Finally found the right video and the right way before my refresher course. Thanks

Best knot video I've seen so far!!

One of the better explanation gurus on KZfaq. This guy is a legend and pretty sure genuinely a nice guy. You will not find clearer explanations of climbing techniques or apparel on the internet. ❤

Happy I watch this! the belay class I took didn’t explain the knots and most of the knots being made would look different and now I understand why. Thanks for explaining it like you have done!

Thank you, your slow detailed walkthrough got me tying figure 8 knots on my first try.

Best video by far on this topic. Will be saving this for future reference WAY more clear than other videos and direct.

I think everyone here knows the 8 knot but you give these little extra advice that you get from years of experience that are the real lesson here!

I like the explanation of how to tie into the harness. Especially the non dominant side tip. To add another reason, using both leg and waist loops adds redundancy, which is good.

Well done, very clear and understandable. I especially liked the addition of first-person shots so that you can see how it will look when tying your own

I just did a week long climbing course and I loved every second of it I do not regret my choice of going

One of the best climbing educational channels. Bless you)

Great dedication to make a video about figure 8. Explained superbly, thanks! :)

Refreshing to watch the Euro slant, you are genius at teaching, I find the Americans aggravating at times.

I am loving these videos so much they are so comprehensive

Great video Ben. Passing the rope bottom->up also helps seeing the loops easier and prevent anyone from missing it. I learned and make it eversince exactly the same way, 100% perfect knots everytime, practice until you can do it blind folded and remember to always partner check!

One of the best climbing channels, keep going and I'm waiting for more!!

i always taught that there is a tight side & a loose side therefore "the tight side is the right side". amazing how many climbers will argue that loading a knot incorrectly doesn't matter because they have done it that way forever and never had a failure.

Amazing stuff! Very well explained and funny too. It is easy to overlook the amazing skills you have. Keep the videos streaming, they are amazing!

Best figure 8 demonstration ever, nice one dude

This video is really a revelation. I had sometimes strange knots after a fall, now I see the difference. And of course, so much easier to untie. THANKS!

I love the level of analysis. I spent 3 days myself looking for safe variations of the bowline to have a knot that is easier to untie. Little did I know there was a better way to tie a figure of 8. I even had a reapeatable, habitual way of tying it but as it turns out it was the worse kind.

I'm a beginner wall climber and this is a great tutorial. Thankyou.

thanks a lot for this clear explanation without any fancy blabla!

The best tutorial I've seen. You took your time and explained it very well. I know how to do it now after multiple people tried to demonstrate it to me in person!

the best tutorial I have found. thanks a lot

I’ve taught my kids to “go in hard” because of this knot. I saw your channel earlier today and subscribed because the channel name says it all ! Now I’m hooked.

I was totally doing this wrong 😅 I’ve been using a bowline for the last couple of years because I got so frustrated with figure 8 knots. This was super useful! Going to give it a try this evening 😊

Learned 1st the way with the excess length from a bad instructor. Then a year later when old enough in cub scouts I did the survival class and learned the way you recommended for everything from climbing to water rescue tieing off to boats before throwing out a rescue knot or preserver. The instructor even taught us the double bunny ear style for bear bags. Figure 8's are great for everything in life even a paracord keyring.

i now tie my knot like this guy. Thanks man! subscribed! Keep making videos please!

This is so useful - finally I know how to consistently tie a good figure of 8. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this video ! I've been awaiting it since you teased it and it comes at an especially good time as my climbing partner and I are doing fall training following your other videos ! And we had trouble untying our knots.

Very well explained and backed up with evidence. Bravo!

wow! This was SO GOOD and soooooooo detailed and soooooo helpful! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

thank you! I've been wondering for a while why sometimes my knots are super easy to intie, and sometimes a struggle a lot. Can't wait to try this ot in gym

Perfect video for refreshing my memory. Thanks.

Excellent video, been tying and teaching this way for years, even down to the slight press of the eight when starting the rethread, after stumbling on the same knot loading based on strand position a while back, as well as having accidentally clipped a loose tail and a knotted tail while being in close to a bolt. A couple additional notes is bringing the knot in close, close enough to tension the tie in points, will reduce how much the knot rotates around the tie in points during a fall. This has the benefit of decreasing the likelihood of being flipped as well as decreasing wear on the harness by distributing this evenly between the tie in points and not grinding the nylon rope against nylon loops. As to tying in top down or bottom up, easier to see you are hitting both loops from the bottom, thus the idea of top down “incase you miss one” being likelier to cause the miss. Further, because the leg loops are likelier to slide upward than the waist belt is to slide downward, this means the knot will generally be better centered and therefore distribute the load better. Using the top down method, you have to maintain tension for a couple passes of the knot to position the knot. These are both utterly minimal benefits, but if all other matters are equal then learn the minimally better one.

Thank you! This video taught me everything I needed to know

Ok I've watched several videos. Your spirit and approach make you undeniably unique and interesting. Keep it up. I'm not saying people should follow you blindly, but you certainly provide a model for individual, critical thinking giving people something to think about and this was a great example follow up of how and why to tie a dang knot!

Such a great explanation. I came just by curiosity but still learned a few more things that I didn't know

Stuff me stubbie mate, I've never done rock climbing nore have I needed a knot like that . But after watching you do this , I want to do it . Great tips young man . And now I'm gonna practice. Or try to do it . The knot, I'll wait for the rock climbing bit

A great teaching video. I usually had to rework my figure eight to get it right because I never took the time to develop a method. Yea for Korean ninja masters! However, I nearly broke my wrist trying to position it with my thumb pointing down as described at 3:00. Then I noticed that when it came time to loop the rope on top of your thumb (hard to do with it pointing down), you had rotated your hand so that the finger were pointing up and the thumb was pointing at your face. Much better!

Best tutorial ive seen! Thanks from a climbing noob! 😁❤🙏

Fascinating video! Exceptionally well made, entertaining, and really in depth and informative! Great stuff :)

You're a treasure! After your last video I paid some attention to my figure 8 and found the idea of starting the follow through knot by making that little gap, nice to see it was your recommended way

Thank you so much you made it really easy to understand and love how you demonstrated it

💯 The best video on this knot! Bravo. Thank you!

Great vid, you addressed a lot of very useful points. Thanks for sharing!!!!👍👍👍👍

Your teaching is very thorough and your accent is endearing. I particularly like the way you say "because"/"becorz." :D Thank you for the great lesson. I've been climbing for 5 years or so but finally just bought my own rope and I'm very excited!

I learned and always did exactely like you and never had any problems🔝👍👏

It's worth noting which way you do the initial twists affects which way you should hold the figure 8 (line going to right or left) to get the load loop being the one that doesn't cause difficulty undoing the knot. If you follow this video exactly he's right to say hold the figure 8 so the line goes to the right. But if your initial twists are clockwise you should hold the figure 8 the other way up.

This is amazingly eye opening! You've just explained (this and the last one) why my knot never tightens but my climbing partners does, despite me being significantly heavier than him. Also highlighted a couple of things with the way I teach people. I do teach the top down through the harness method, because, as you say, it's safer if you do miss a hole, and mistakes happen. I'm also going to "borrow" your method of teaching the rethreading, since I'm normally guilty of the "just follow the knot" method. The muscle memory / blindfold thing is gold. I made a friend of mine do this years back because she'd always be talking to people while tying in, so I made sure she could do it safely without thinking. Be interested to see your belaying videos, but also any plans to do a video on how to rethread the rope at the top of a climb? I know several methods and would love to see your take on it.

Nice Video! I always go bottom-up and had never a problem.

Excellent video - thanks. Been at the game a while and STILL learned something - alpine butterfly next please

Very in depth tutorial. U went over everything important at the perfect pace.

What a fantastic tutorial!!! Thankl so much from Australia!

Thank you, great education video. My fig8th almost always need adjusting to remove crosses. I will train myself to use your method.

I love that you collabed with Ryan! I've checked out quite a few videos on your channel since, and I'm sure I'll be a regular watcher now! Thanks for the great content!

Super nice technique, thanks for sharing 🙌

You are the best climbing - video - guy on the webs :)

thanks for this video , really well explained , i surely will be able to make this knot correctly

Ayyyy yo boy right here just got ceritified using this technique 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you