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 {{Infobox knot
-| | other_names = HMS, HMS knot, munter
+| pros = Fast, simple, robust, easily adjustable
-| pros = Fast, simple, just HMS carabiner needed
+| cons = In usual applications none
-| cons = Rope abrasion, rope tangling, no braking assist
+| uses = Anchor building, (self-)attaching climber to an anchor, belay station offsetting and more
-| uses = Belaying, rescue techniques
 | category = Hitch
 }}
-Clove hitch is an essential knot used in many occasions when semi-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.
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