SAS and Elite Forces Guide Ropes and Knots

Essential Rope Skills From The World's Elite Units

Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors, Outdoor Skills, Reference & Language, Reference, Guides & Handbooks

• Author: Alexander Stilwell
• ISBN: 9781461748618
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication: April 3, 2012
• Imprint: Lyons Press
• Language: English

SAS & Elite Forces Guide to Using Ropes and Knots draws on the skills of the world's

best soldiers to teach you how to use these essential tools in the wilderness. Tried and

tested techniques used by the world's special forces give you field-tested advice on

issues such as: how to take care of ropes, the most useful knots to use in a survival

situation, how to make your own ropes out of animal tendons or plants, how to use

your rope effectively when climbing, how to lash together a log raft.

A simple rope can be a lifesaver in a survival situation. Knowing how to use a rope

and make effective knots will help you in an amazing variety of ways – from

constructing shelters and creating weapons, to fishing and hunting. Most important,

ropes and knots act as literal lifelines in dangerous environments, such as when

crossing a fast-flowing river or scaling a mountainside.