New Approaches with Knot Tying

Sunday, January 15, 2012

The Michoacan knot finds specialty application among tree climbers. It's classified as a closed friction hitch.

Here are some variations of it.

Here's the 4-1 version (4 wraps; pull through 1st wrap)

The 5-2 version.

The 5-1 version.

Here's how to tie one of the variations:

JimKnowsKnots: In 1980, I was trained to climb for a tree crew. We were a lean operation and didn't have these new widgets called carabiners. We climbed on knots - no gear. Since that time I've discovered how the hand is a natural knot tying machine. I've also learned that the kitchen table provides the biggest disservice in learning to tie knots. There are no tables where climbers go. The secret to tying knots is in the hand. This blog is about mastering that http://JimKnowsKnots.blogspot.com.

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