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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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|163px
|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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|163px
|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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|163px
|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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|163px
|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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|163px
|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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