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Learning Exercise Learning Exercise

Practice whipping a rope end. It is amazing how Hank a rope or extension cord!
many times in your life this will come in handy!

FIGURE 9.9 Ends tucked under the wraps.

FIGURE 9.10 Completed whipping with ends trimmed. FIGURE 9.11 Starting loop for hanking.

Hanking a Rope

Hanking is a method of shortening long ropes or
extension cords for storage. It provides a quick release of
a rope’s length without tangling or knotting. This tech-
nique works well on extension cords as well.
1. Form a loop that with the end passing under the
standing part and hold it together with your non‐
dominant hand (Figure 9.11).
2. Reach through the loop, grasp the standing part
and bring bight through the loop. This makes a
second loop in which the next loop will be brought
through. Repeat the process of forming the loops to
form a continuous chain (Figure 9.12).
3. When no more loops can be made, bring the end
through the last loop and tighten. To untie the
rope, pull the end out of the last loop. This will start
the “unlooping” process. If it does not, you may
have selected the wrong end! Try again at the
opposite end (Figure 9.13). FIGURE 9.12 Making loops within loops or hanking.