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the loop laterally. The beautiful thing about this knot is that
if you simply grab the entire knot at the position in which
it is attached to the thicker rope when the loop doesn’t
have tension applied to it, you can easily slide it to reposi-
tion it. As soon as tension is applied to the loop, the prusik
knot should once again hold tight to the thicker rope and
maintain its position.

Possible Uses:
1. This knot is sometimes used in mountaineering. If you
choose to use this knot for mountaineering purposes,
be sure to get training on how to properly do so from a
qualified instructor.
2. If you have horses or mules, you can secure them to a high-
line rope with a prusik knot. Simply attach a tight ridgeline
between two trees, then attach prusik knots at various
intervals along the highline. The nature of this knot makes
it easy to reposition it on the highline to evenly space
each animal out. When you have the prusik knot where
you want it, tie their lead rope to the loop in the prusik. If
they try to pull towards either end of the highline, the fric-
tion produced by this knot is supposed to prevent it from
sliding along the rope and it should keep them in position.

3. If you have to make a shelter with a tarp draped over a
rope ridgeline, you can position a prusik knot on each end
of the ridgeline to keep the tarp stretched tight.

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