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/ ~ ROLLING HITCH

Also known as: M AGNER'S /fiTCH, MAGNUS HITCH
This useful knot is basically a clove hitch with
the first turn repeated. It is employed by both
mariners and mountaineers and is the most
effective way of securing a small rope to a larger
line that is under strain. As long as the smaller
rope is perpendicular to the larger, the knot will
slide easily along; once tension is exerted on the
standing pari and working end of the smaller
rope, the knot locks in position. If you place
your hand over the knot and slide it along the m
thicker line it will slide off the end and uncoil
into a straight length of rope.
The name rolling hitch has been used since
the 1840s; before then the knot was known as
magner's or magnus hitch.

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