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MAKING HITCHES

Pile Hitch
The Pile Hitch is very quick and easy to tie, as long as you’re working at
the end of a stick or pole.

1 Pass a bight of rope around a post near the edge.

2 Open up the bight to pass it over the two standing parts and
through the top of the post.

It helps to learn tying the Pile Hitch before going on to the Icicle
Hitch (see the next knot), which is an extension of the Pole Hitch.

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