Prusik Knot

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ScottC

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Does anyone have a link to a site with a moving animation on how to tie a prusik knot or a set of photos and description going through the stages? I can't seem to figure it out with just a picture of the knot.

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ScottC

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Does it have to be a knotted loop?

prusik001.JPG
 

ScottC

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not using it for the guylines, using it to keep the actual basha straight and not sagging. It goes on the ridgeline either side of the end loops
 

Stew

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tomtom said:
is that the knot you can use to climb up a roap?

Yep! Prussick knot is quite often used as a general term for all rope grab type knots when in fact it's only one knot. The actual prussik will grab the rope in both directions so can be a pain to slide at times, whereas most others don't.

I would second what Leon-1 says and use the Klemheist!
 

jason01

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Interesting stuff! I havent done any rope work for years but when I was into that kinda thing I practiced crevasse rescue ascending a rope with three prussik loops and it is bloody hard work and they do tend to jam!

Ive just tried out the French Prussik and the Klemheist and neither of them are as neat or as confidence inspiring as a standard Prussik IMO! But if the BMC says theyre ok I guess they must be. As long as youre not using very thin lines I would have thought a Prussik would be fine for your Basha and its a nice clean looking hitch, in fact you might even get away with a larks head, dead simple and easy to release.

Jason
 

jason01

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Tomtom

Most people would use an ascender of some sort if they know theyre going to be going up a fixed rope, as demonstrated by RM in last weeks show, when he climbed to the forest canopy. Doing it with loops is just a simple emergency method but it takes more effort!

Jason
 

Stew

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tomtom said:
isnt there a more specialised knot.. witch only slides up (or in what ever direction you want to go in)

The Klemheist only works in one direction and the french might snag a bit when you slide it.

Jason said:
Ive just tried out the French Prussik and the Klemheist and neither of them are as neat or as confidence inspiring as a standard Prussik IMO! But if the BMC says theyre ok I guess they must be.

I've prussiked using the Klemheist but wrapped around the spine of a Krab as well as the rope (Bachman?) and that is by far the best I've tried. Too much hassle for your basha though.
 

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