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...

purpose as the taut-line hitch, e.g. tensioning a tent's guy line. This knot is also called the adjustable loop and Cawley adjustable hitch. It was conceived...

descending, and is preferred by many arborists over other hitches, such as the taut-line hitch, as it is less prone to binding. The first known presentation...

Adjustable grip hitch: Another related hitch Midshipman's hitch: Secure taut-line hitch Icicle hitch: More complex and effective friction hitch The Ashley...

load, away from the tail of the hitch. List of knots Taut-line hitch Ashley, Clifford Warren (1944), "#1736. Magnus Hitch", The Ashley Book of Knots, Mariners'...

hitch – temporary knot used to attach a rod to a rope in order to form a handle Marline hitching [de] Midshipman's hitch – similar to the (taut-line hitch)...

under tension when it is to be untied. Finishing with a taut-line hitch or a Farrimond friction hitch to the standing part allows the finishing knot to be...

com. Johnson Management, Inc. Retrieved 25 December 2016. Son of a Hitch: A Genealogy of Arborists’ Climbing Hitches Climber's Friction Hitch Line up...

sticks or brush. It is basically a taut-line hitch but the initial two wraps are on the outside of the working line rather than on the inside, and finished...

another Taut-line hitch (or Midshipman's hitch) for forming an adjustable (ratcheting) loop that does not slip smaller under tension Timber hitch for securing...

types of hitch knots include the clove hitch, the timber hitch, and the round turn and two half-hitches. A simple mathematical theory of hitches has been...

followed by a half-hitch. This knot is less often referred to as a clove hitch over itself, double half-hitch, or full-hitch. Two half hitches is the commonest...

Farrimond friction hitch is a quick release adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be...

knots because of its importance. Along with the sheet bend and the clove hitch, the bowline is often considered one of the most essential knots. The common...

(or Progress Capture Device (PCD)). The Farrimond friction hitch is a kind of taut-line hitch that is similar in form to a Prusik. A Prusik loop is made...

Distel hitch is a friction hitch knot used to attach a carabiner to a rope, allowing a climber to descend or ascend. The knot is similar to the prusik...

buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by passing the working end around an object, then making a clove hitch around...

over the U-bend so that the loop forms a half hitch and stays there if the free end of the rope is pulled taut. Many people draw the small loop over facing...

ground-line hitch is a type of knot used to attach a rope to an object. Worked-up and dressed properly, it is more secure than the simpler clove hitch and...

A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects, such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars. According to The Ashley Book of Knots...

becket hitch, including the double becket or figure-of-eight becket hitch, is any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e. on a becket. A becket hitch has...

The half hitch is a simple hitch knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable...

an object it crosses over,: 213  such as a line on a fencepost. It can also be used as an ordinary hitch, or as a binding knot, but it is not particularly...

The cow hitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in...

riding turn on a sailing winch can cause it to jam. A single hitch is a type of knot. This hitch is actually a turn tied around an object where the end is...

adjustable bend 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...

tension is reached, a locking half-hitch is added over the working end and pulled taut. Even without the locking half-hitch the knot will generally maintain...

identified as the crossing hitch, however in the cross hitch the line does not return along its original path. To climbers, this hitch is also known as HMS...

standing line and back through both half hitches. This is illustrated in the three pictures below. Throw the first hitch Throw the second hitch Complete...

The pile hitch is a kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. The pile hitch is very easy to tie and can be...