FIRST CLASS SCOUT

TIMBER HITCH While working on your Tenderfoot requirements, you learned that a hitch is a knot that ties a rope to an object. The timber hitch is the knot to use for dragging a log across the ground. It is also the knot that starts a diagonal lashing. Here's how to tie a timber hitch: Pass the end of the rope around the log. Loop the end around the standing part of the rope, then wrap the end around itself three or more times. Tighten the hitch against the log.