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2. List of friction hitch knots - Wikipedia

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   A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. These knots are commonly used in climbing as part of single-rope technique, doubled-rope technique and as "ratchets" to capture progress on a moving rope, most typically in a mechanical advantage system such as a Z-drag.

3. Tree climbing - Wikipedia

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   The doubled-rope technique (DRT or DdRT) is used to self belay the climber in such a way that the rope can be retrieved without going back up the tree. One end of the rope is fastened to the climber's saddle (harness), from there the rope passes around the tree and back to a friction hitch, which is also attached to the climber. This system ...

4. Single-rope technique - Wikipedia

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   Single-rope technique (SRT) is a set of methods used to descend and ascend on the same single rope. Single-rope technique is used in caving , potholing , rock climbing , canyoning , roped access for building maintenance and by arborists for tree climbing , although to avoid confusion in the tree climbing community, many have taken to calling it ...

5. Meet the daring tree climbers needed to replant 1.5 ... - AOL

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   Climber Alex Lemnah, 29, collects seeds from incense cedar pine cones on Oct. 12. An arborist and former firefighter, he grew up in the tree-felling business and plays in a band called Lumbercat.

6. 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 ...

7. Climbing Knots: The Double Bowline, Advantages ... - AOL

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   The double bowline gets a bad rap for climbing, but tied correctly it still has its place. Skip to main content. Advertisement. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

8. Lumberjack World Championship - Wikipedia

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   This event combines the skills of the chopper and the high climber. Out in the forest this technique enables a working lumberjack to reach softer wood above the tough and knotty base of a tree marked for cutting. Contestants climb a height of nine feet using two springboard placements and chop through a 12-inch-diameter (300 mm) aspen log ...

9. Reever Knot - Wikipedia

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   The security of the knot arises from the fact that at step 3 in the tying sequence the knot is a Double Harness Bend (ABoK #1420). The additional step of passing the ends through the outer loops to complete the knot results in each line entering and exiting the knot being clamped at two points within the knot.