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| clove hitch |
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Purpose: Tie
a clove hitch in any section of rope.
Application: Most commonly used for
quickly blocking the rope on one side of the
anchor for single line rappels. Also handy
for quickly tying off to a rope.
Step 1 - Makin' loops: Make two loops
in the rope as shown.
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| Step 2 - Join' em:
Slip the right loop behind the left loop.
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| Step 3- Now you got
a place to clip your biner: So do it! |
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Step 4- Dress and
secure: Slide the clove hitch so that
it secures against the spine of a locking
carabiner. Both the blue strands and red strands
are now fixed. You should be able to apply
full body weight to either strand without
any slippage.
To loosen the knot, simply slide it from the
spine of the carabiner to the wide end of
the carabiner. It should loosen as it passes
over the arced segment of the carabiner. |
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Step 5- Block the
rappel: Insert the blue strand through
the rapide slung from the rappel anchor; the
red strand would be the pull side while the
blue strand would now be "blocked"
(hence the term "biner block"),
as the carabiner cannot fit through the rapide
and the clove hitch will not slip.
Make certain you lock the gate of your carabiner
- if the the knot were to slip over the gate,
it is possible for the forces on the knot
to open an unsecured gate and release the
knot.
In most cases, you should be able to leave
the biner block in place for the rope pull,
unless you are especially concerned about
the block catching in a constriction when
pulling the rope. |
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