enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: arborist tree climbing knots for saddle

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Blake's hitch - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake's_hitch

    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

  3. List of climbing knots - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_climbing_knots

    Water knot (also known as Tape Knot, Double Overhand Bend, Ring Bend): The Water knot is useful to tie together two ends of ropes. Often used with webbing. Binding Strangle knot: The Strangle knot is a simple binding knot. It forms both sides of a Double fisherman's knot, and is also used to back up loop knots and both ends of bends. Hitches

  4. List of friction hitch knots - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_friction_hitch_knots

    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

  5. List of knots - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knots

    Beer knot – bend used in tubular webbing as in slings used in rock climbing; Bimini twist – fishing knot used for offshore trolling and sportsfishing; Blackwall hitch – temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook; Blake's hitch – friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot; Blimp knot (Zeppelin bend)

  6. Prusik - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusik

    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 ...

  7. Munter hitch - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munter_hitch

    For the recreational tree climber or working arborist, the Munter is useful to know as a reliable lowering knot for moderate loads. This hitch performs well on both 16 strand arborist climbing lines and the 11 mm double braid lines. [citation needed]

  8. 9 Christmas traditions in England that probably confuse Americans

    www.aol.com/9-christmas-traditions-england...

    There are some Christmas traditions in England that might confuse people from the US.. Some folks in the UK celebrate Christmas with pantomime, a campy, family-friendly theater show. Christmas ...

  9. Timber hitch - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_hitch

    As the name suggests, this knot is often used by lumbermen and arborists for attaching ropes or chains to tree trunks, branches, and logs. [3] [5] For stability when towing or lowering long items, the addition of a half-hitch in front of the timber hitch creates a timber hitch and a half hitch, [6] or known as a killick hitch [2] when at sea. [7]

  1. Ads

    related to: arborist tree climbing knots for saddle