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  2. Rolling hitch - Wikipedia

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    Rolling hitch. The rolling hitch is a knot (see also Magnus hitch) used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or another rope. A simple friction hitch, it is used for lengthwise pull along an object rather than at right angles. The rolling hitch is designed to resist lengthwise movement for only a single direction of pull. [1]

  3. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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    Instructions. [1] The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain tension. It is made by tying a rolling hitch around the standing part after passing around an anchor object. Tension is maintained by sliding the hitch ...

  4. 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.

  5. Magnus hitch - Wikipedia

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    Magnus hitch. The magnus hitch is a knot similar to a rolling hitch or clove hitch, used to tie a rope or line to a pole, spar, or another line. It is tied similarly to a rolling hitch but with the final hitch in the opposite direction. It can be more tricky to snug up, since both lines emerge from the same side of the hitch, but it has less ...

  6. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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    Killick hitch: A type of hitch knot used to attach a rope to oddly shaped objects. Knute hitch: A knot used to attach a lanyard of small stuff to a marlingspike or other tool. Magnus hitch: A knot used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or other rope. (See also Rolling hitch) Marline Hitching: A knot used to attach a rope to a cylindrical object.

  7. Adjustable bend - Wikipedia

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    Climbing. ABoK. 1472, 2558, 2031. The adjustable bend[1] is a bend knot that is easy to lengthen or shorten. A rolling hitch is used to tie the end of each rope to the standing part of the other. Clifford Ashley suggested it for tying guy ropes.

  8. Adjustable grip hitch - Wikipedia

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    The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded, but slip when shock loaded until tension is relieved enough for it to again hold fast. It serves the same purpose as the taut-line hitch, e.g. tensioning a tent's guy line.

  9. Snuggle hitch - Wikipedia

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    The snuggle hitch is a modification of the clove hitch, and is stronger and more secure. Owen K. Nuttall of the International Guild of Knot Tyers came up with this unique hitch, and it was first documented in the Guild's Knotting Matters magazine issue of January, 1987. [1] Generally, hitches are used to attach a line to another rope or spar ...

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