Clove hitch: Difference between revisions
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Clove hitch is an essential knot used in many occasions when adjustable reliable knot is needed and thus finds its place in most of the knotting operations during climbing such as anchor building, offsetting belay station for the second climber, or self-attaching of the lead climber with a rope to the anchor point. | Clove hitch is an essential knot used in many occasions when adjustable reliable knot is needed and thus finds its place in most of the knotting operations during climbing such as anchor building, offsetting belay station for the second climber, or self-attaching of the lead climber with a rope to the anchor point. | ||
== Tying == | == Tying == | ||
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=== One-hand method === | === One-hand method === | ||
Non-crucial, but handy once you have only one hand free. | Non-crucial, but handy once you have only one hand free. | ||
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[[File: clove_onehand_3.png |140px]] | |||
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[[File: clove_onehand_7.png |86px]] | |||
== Quick repositioning == | == Quick repositioning == | ||
One of the strongest points of the clove hitch is its quick repositioning without cancelling the setup or opening the carabiner. | One of the strongest points of the clove hitch is its quick repositioning without cancelling the setup or opening the carabiner. | ||
== Slippage == | == Slippage == | ||
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