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popularized it, whether it was devised by German
mountaineers or Italian sailors, American climbers
most commonly refer to the hitch as the Munter.
Climbers have learned that the friction the hitch
applies to rope easily augments the holding power of
their gripped hands. But, like any belay system, the
strength of the Munter is relative to the strength of the
hand that is holding it.
Going Hands Free with a Munter Hitch:
The Munter-Mule Knot
Just like the belayer who needs to go hands free while
using a plate/aperture/tuber belay device, the Munter
hitch belayer will need to be able to close the Munter
hitch with yet another version of the mule knot.

The Munter-mule knot Carefully create a loop in
begins with the Munter the brake strand.
loaded. The tongue should
be pointing toward the
climber.
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