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{{Knot | {{Knot | ||
| name=Prusik knot | | name=Prusik knot | ||
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| use = A '''Prusik (aka Prussik or Prussic)''' is a friction hitch used in climbing, canyoneering, caving, rope rescue and by arborists to grab a rope (sometimes referred to as a ''rope-grab''). The term '''Prusik''' is used both for the knot, for the loops of cord, and for the action ('''to prusik'''). | | use = A '''Prusik (aka Prussik or Prussic)''' is a friction hitch used in climbing, canyoneering, caving, rope rescue and by arborists to grab a rope (sometimes referred to as a ''rope-grab''). The term '''Prusik''' is used both for the knot, for the loops of cord, and for the action ('''to prusik'''). | ||
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Image:Prusikhowto2.saa.jpeg|Step 2 | Image:Prusikhowto2.saa.jpeg|Step 2 | ||
Image:Prusikhowto3.saa.jpeg|Step 3 | Image:Prusikhowto3.saa.jpeg|Step 3 | ||
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Image:Prusikhowto5.saa.jpeg|Locked while holding tension. | Image:Prusikhowto5.saa.jpeg|Locked while holding tension. | ||
Image:Prusikhowto6.saa.jpeg|Slides readily without tension. | Image:Prusikhowto6.saa.jpeg|Slides readily without tension. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
}} | }} |