prusik hitch - All Climbing https://allclimbing.com Everything climbing and the outdoors. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:44:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 1268015 How to make a prusik knot https://allclimbing.com/how-to-make-a-prusik-knot/ https://allclimbing.com/how-to-make-a-prusik-knot/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:44:43 +0000 http://www.allclimbing.com/?p=451 The prusik hitch may be pretty basic for many readers, but there are certain essential knots that every climber should know. The American Alpine Institute has posted a great video illustrating the prusik knot. Alpinists keep a variety of technical tools in their back-pockets. One of the most important tools is the prusik hitch. The […]

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The prusik hitch may be pretty basic for many readers, but there are certain essential knots that every climber should know.

The American Alpine Institute has posted a great video illustrating the prusik knot.

Alpinists keep a variety of technical tools in their back-pockets. One of the most important tools is the prusik hitch. The prusik hitch is most commonly used for crevasse rescue systems on a glacier, for rock rescue systems, and for climbing fixed lines.

In addition to their stated uses, I would add that my two most common uses have been to back up a rappel and to ascend a rope after a sketchy (and usually ill-advised) rappel.

Trust me, make sure you learn it!

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