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  2. Tree climbing - Wikipedia

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    Some tree climbers employ a mixture of techniques and gear derived from rock climbing and caving. These techniques are also used to climb trees for other purposes: tree care ( arborists ), animal rescue, research Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine , and activism.

  3. Blake's hitch - Wikipedia

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    The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often use a loop of cord, the Blake's hitch is formed using the end of a rope. Although it is a stable knot, it is often backed up with a stopper knot, such as a figure-of-eight knot, for safety.

  4. List of climbing knots - Wikipedia

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    Blake's hitch: Blake's hitch is widely used in tree climbing applications. The knot can be slid up and down a line manually, but when loaded, it sticks securely. Girth hitch: This hitch is commonly used to attach loops of runner to harnesses, bags, other kinds of equipment, and to natural features like rock knobs or brush/tree trunks for ...

  5. Prusik - Wikipedia

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    A Prusik (/ ˈ p r ʌ s ɪ k / PRUSS-ik) is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, ziplining, and by arborists. The term Prusik is a name for both the loops of cord used to tie the hitch and the hitch itself, and the verb is "to prusik" or ...

  6. List of friction hitch knots - Wikipedia

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    A friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, and by arborists. Rolling hitch (Taut-line hitch) Schwabisch hitch: A friction hitch tied around a thicker rope that can slide while unloaded, but locks when loaded. Similar to the Prusik: Todd-Kramer hitch

  7. ‘Boys from Bend’ first to climb Oregon's Mount Washington ...

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    Climbing boots and 275 feet of rope. The risks were a selling point, according to Sellars, who wrote about the Mount Washington excursion for the Mazamas publication.

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