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This method is very robust. Suitable for learning how to tie the hitch. | This method is very robust. Suitable for learning how to tie the hitch. | ||
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|File: clove_1.png | |File: clove_1.png | ||
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|Take two bights of a rope next to each other (1) | |Take two bights of a rope next to each other (1) | ||
|straight rope with two arrows | |||
|File: clove_2.png | |File: clove_2.png | ||
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|Form loops out of them by rotating them counterclockwise (2) | |Form loops out of them by rotating them counterclockwise (2) | ||
|rope with two bumps and arrows pointing to twist the bumps | |||
|File: clove_3.png | |File: clove_3.png | ||
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|Form a hitch by moving the right loop over the left one without any rotation (3) | |Form a hitch by moving the right loop over the left one without any rotation (3) | ||
|rope with two loops | |||
|File: clove_4.png | |File: clove_4.png | ||
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|Pull a carabiner through the loops (4) | |Pull a carabiner through the loops (4) | ||
|clove hitch in the air with screw-gate carabiner being clipped into it | |||
|File: clove_567.png | |File: clove_567.png | ||
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|Tighten the knot by sequentially pulling the rope ends (5,6) and lock the gate (7) | |Tighten the knot by sequentially pulling the rope ends (5,6) and lock the gate (7) | ||
|loose clove hitch on unlocked hms carabiner | |||
|File: clove_final.png | |File: clove_final.png | ||
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|Inspect the knot and the carabiner gate (8) | |Inspect the knot and the carabiner gate (8) | ||
|clove hitch on a locked HMS carabiner with eye icon | |||
|File: clove_final_rainbow.png | |File: clove_final_rainbow.png | ||
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|Rope ends (pink) leave the knot in the opposing directions from inside of the loop underneath the carabiner (lime) | |Rope ends (pink) leave the knot in the opposing directions from inside of the loop underneath the carabiner (lime) | ||
|clove hitch on a locked HMS carabiner with differently colored rope sections | |||
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Non-crucial, but handy once you have only one hand free. Always use the hand at the same side as the gate is facing. | Non-crucial, but handy once you have only one hand free. Always use the hand at the same side as the gate is facing. | ||
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|File: clove_onehand_0.png | |File: clove_onehand_0.png | ||
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|Start with a rope through a carabiner with the gate pointing towards right | |Start with a rope through a carabiner with the gate pointing towards right | ||
|rope hanging in a carabiner | |||
|File: clove_onehand_0_w_hand.png | |File: clove_onehand_0_w_hand.png | ||
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|Grab the rear rope strand from the left side by your right hand, thumb pointing down | |Grab the rear rope strand from the left side by your right hand, thumb pointing down | ||
|rope hanging in a carabiner with hand grabbing the rear string | |||
|File: clove_onehand_1.png | |File: clove_onehand_1.png | ||
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|Rotate the hand into a thumb-up position, making a loop (1) | |Rotate the hand into a thumb-up position, making a loop (1) | ||
|rope hanging in a carabiner with hand grabbing the rear string and curled arrow pointing | |||
|File: clove_onehand_2.png | |File: clove_onehand_2.png | ||
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| Position the rope in a way, that the rope end coming from the top of your hand goes from the carabiner's front towards its back (2) | | Position the rope in a way, that the rope end coming from the top of your hand goes from the carabiner's front towards its back (2) | ||
|tangled rope held by carabiner and hand, arrow pointing to the carabiner gate | |||
|File: clove_onehand_3.png | |File: clove_onehand_3.png | ||
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|Push the rope coming from the top of your hand through the gate (3) | |Push the rope coming from the top of your hand through the gate (3) | ||
|tangled rope held by carabiner and hand, arrow pointing to the carabiner gate, rope is partly behind the carabiner gate | |||
|File: clove_onehand_456.png | |File: clove_onehand_456.png | ||
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|Tighten the knot by sequentially pulling the rope ends (4,5), and lock the gate (6) | |Tighten the knot by sequentially pulling the rope ends (4,5), and lock the gate (6) | ||
|loose clove hitch on the hms carabiner with an unscrewed gate lock | |||
|File: clove_onehand_7.png | |File: clove_onehand_7.png | ||
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|Inspect the knot and the carabiner gate (8) | |Inspect the knot and the carabiner gate (8) | ||
|tightened clove hitch on a tightened carabiner with an eye icon | |||
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One of the strongest points of the clove hitch is that it can be quickly repositioned without cancelling the setup, or opening the carabiner on which it is tied.<ref>Clove hitch repositioning starts at 7 minutes 10 seconds: {{Cite AV media | first1=Alice | last1=Kerr | date=19 July 2022 | title=Learning to Trad Climb: Part 3 - How to build a belay | url=https://youtu.be/-r9TK6pb9KE?t=430 | publisher=DMM Wales | access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref> | One of the strongest points of the clove hitch is that it can be quickly repositioned without cancelling the setup, or opening the carabiner on which it is tied.<ref>Clove hitch repositioning starts at 7 minutes 10 seconds: {{Cite AV media | first1=Alice | last1=Kerr | date=19 July 2022 | title=Learning to Trad Climb: Part 3 - How to build a belay | url=https://youtu.be/-r9TK6pb9KE?t=430 | publisher=DMM Wales | access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|File: reposition_1.png | |File: reposition_1.png | ||
|Loosen the knot by pulling the middle strand between the two loops (1) | |Loosen the knot by pulling the middle strand between the two loops (1) | ||
|tightened knot on a carabiner, arrow pointing from the mid section | |||
|File: reposition_2.png | |File: reposition_2.png | ||
|Pull only one of the strands (2) | |Pull only one of the strands (2) | ||
|loosened clove hitch on a carabiner, arrow pointing to pull one of the strands | |||
|File: reposition_3.png | |File: reposition_3.png | ||
|The knot got repositioned | |The knot got repositioned | ||
|tightened clove hitch on a carabiner | |||
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