Learn how to tie over 30 basic knots with this must-have guidebook from the educators at Trackers Earth.
Tying knots is one of the most fundamental outdoor skills, useful in everything from building shelters to fishing and trapping. This handbook combines simple, straightforward instructions with easy-to-follow illustrations for beginning knot-tiers of all ages. Learn about different types of rope and their uses, plus how to make your own cordage from natural materials. Follow the illustrated directions to tie over thirty different kinds of knots--from a figure eight to a monkey fist. Then use them to build simple projects for all abilities: a lasso, cooking tripod, shelter, and more. Trackers Earth offers camps and outdoor programs for all ages, providing innovative and award‑winning education in nature connection and authenticoutdoor skills. Founded in 2004, Trackers Earth camps and classes for youth and adults teach survival skills like animal tracking, stealth, camouflage, archery, woodcarving, blacksmithing, and much more. Trackers has locations in Portland, Seattle, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Awards include Best Camp by parents in PDX Parent (10 years running), NW Kids, & Red Tricycle magazines; Best After School Classes by parents in PDX Parent magazine; and Best Creative Programming by the American Camp Association.
