Hitches
- Bachmann knot
- The Bachmann knot is useful when the friction hitch needs to be reset quickly/often or made to be self-tending as in crevasse and self-rescue.
- Clove hitch
- The Clove hitch is used in belay systems among other things.
- Italian hitch (aka Munter hitch, HMS)
- The Italian hitch is a simple knot, used by climbers and cavers as part of a life-lining or belay system. Its main use is as a friction device for controlling the rate of descent in belay systems.
- Klemheist knot
- The Klemheist knot is an alternative to the Prusik knot, useful when the climber is short of cord but has plenty of webbing.
- Prusik
- The Prusik is a knot used mainly for emergency use. Some carry between one to three cords specifically for prusiks. One can be used to quickly secure a person's position to correct problems with equipment; two can be used as a method of ascending a rope.
- Blake's hitch
- Blake's hitch is widely used in tree climbing applications. The knot can be slid up and down a line manually, but when loaded, it sticks securely.
- Girth hitch
- This hitch is commonly used to attach loops of runner to harnesses, bags, other kinds of equipment, and to natural features like rock knobs or brush/tree trunks for protection.
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