So far all of my hiking/climbing has been done solo but I'm looking ahead to some potential climbs where I will be part of a rope team. Obviously I will be taking a glacier skills/travel class in the near future but I'm totally green when it comes to the basics. I'd like to get a head start on learning some of the knots used in these situations.
I'm not looking to be able to rig up a pulley system and do crevasse rescue from this but some basic rope and knot knowledge would be good to have before I take a class. If anyone could point me in the direction of some good reading material and even the names of the knots themselves I can do the rest. Google is my friend.
For instance, the butterfly knot. Which is about all I know at this point. It will help get me ready and give me something to do over the long Wisconsin winter as there isn't much to actually climb here.