pioneering
This tool is commonly used to cut rope or lashings.
What is a pocketknife (or sheath knife)?
This basic lashing joins two poles at a 90-degree angle.
What is a square lashing?
a knot that ties two ropes the same diamiter together.
what is the square knot?
Lashings are used to create this decorative or ceremonial camp entrance.
What is a gateway?
This structure is often built to cross a gap like a stream.
What is a rope bridge?
This lashing is used when two poles must be joined side-by-side to increase length.
What is a sheer lashing?
A secure knot for tying a rope to a post or tree, it gets tighter with pressure.
What is a taut-line hitch?
Sheer lashings are ideal for building this upright structure that supports a rope bridge.
What is an A-frame or tower?
The number one rule of pioneering: always start with a secure ___.
What is an anchor?
A lashing used to make a tripod by lashing three poles together.
What is a tripod lashing?
This knot creates a loop that does not slip.
What is a bowline?
A diagonal lashing is used to stabilize this part of a structure.
What is a cross brace (or X-brace)?
This type of structure is used to carry someone who is injured using sheets and a blanket.
What is a stretcher?
This type of lashing is used for two poles that cross at an angle, not 90 degrees.
What is a diagonal lashing?
This knot is used to tie two ropes of unequal thickness together.
What is a sheet bend?
A tripod lashing is used to create this common cooking or fire-side structure.
What is a tripod or campfire crane?
The type of wood often used for pioneering poles due to its strength and lightness.
What is bamboo or pine?
This knot is used to begin and end most lashings.
What is a clove hitch?
This knot is ideal for rescuing someone or making a rope halter.
What is a bowline on a bight?
Lashings are commonly used in this type of Scouting activity involving building large, useful structures without nails.
What is a pioneering project?