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Climbing Hitches Presented for professional discussion only. Some knots are pictured loose for better view, always Tie, Dress, Set (and Inspect) your knot lacings.
The strategies would only hold 1/2 the weight
of the climber in the common DdRT (Doubled Rope Technique) of a
The Taut line, is like a 2/2 (2 over 2) clove hitch, that walks like a clove, and must have a stopper knot. A Blake's Hitch, is a 4 coil list; the bottom 2 coils disturbed by the tail that must go to the opposite side of the host line, than other tail occupies. A Distel, is similar to Blake's, in that it is a 4/1 clove; much nicer ride though, as it introduces pulling the friction tail from both ends. A Schwab, is similar to a Distel, in that it is a 4/1, but is more of a 'Prusik' lacing in that, the bottom tail is reversed, so that both tails serve out the same side like a Prusik, unlike a Clove. A Knut, introduces knots that are 'self tending', they will help 'push' themselves tighter without 2 hands or other device. A TK Hitch is similar to a Knut as it performs the self tending action too; and consists of a marl insted of a half hitch for the tending ring. The Icicle, gives self tending too, and is deceptively easy to make. A VT, has a 4 coil 'cap', then finishes twirling 'braids' around the host line, to give previous friction by bend, rather than choking coil! A 4 Coil Prusik; is like choking a rope sling around the host line 2x, for a very, simple and positive 'double choke). A 6 Coil Prusik, is similar to a 4 coil, but 'Triple Death Chokes' the host line! A Klemheist wraps a double line around in it's 4 coils, and the tails come off the bottom of the coil list, go up and go through the bight serving off top of coils, hanging down in 'pendulum on the side. A Hedden brings the tails off the top, through the eye of the bight serving from bottom of fewer coils than 'Klem.'. (So, the tails don't "K" bend, but run straight?)
Knut, Icicle, and some VT versions with Knut like finish to VT, also have some self tending properties, even smoother when assisted with knot tender to serve hitch forward with one handed pull advancing up or back from limb walk etc.
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