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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 belaying of the second climber, or self-attaching of the lead climber with a rope to the anchor point.
Clove hitch is an essential knot used for its adjustability and reliability. Its employed for instance in anchor building, offsetting a belay station for belay of the second climber and for self-attaching of the lead climber with a rope to the anchor point.


== Tying ==
== Tying ==


=== Easy method ===
=== Easy method ===
This method is very robust and suitable for learning how to tie the hitch.
This method is very robust. Suitable for learning how to tie the hitch.


[[File: clove_1.png |140px]]
[[File: clove_1.png |140px]]