Page 93 - Outward Bound Ropes, Knots, and Hitches

ClimBing KnOts:

Hitches

Bachmann Hitch

A fRICtIOn KnOt fOR
ASCendIng A ROpe wItH
A CARABIneR
The Bachmann hitch attaches a carabiner to a rope
with strong cord or webbing so that the carabiner
can be used as a handle. Without a load, the hitch
slides freely up the rope. Once weight is applied,
the hitch grips the rope, preventing the load from
slipping back down the rope. The greater the
difference between the diameter of the cord of the
hitch and the diameter of the main rope, the greater
the grip of the hitch. This knot could be used to

Bachmann XXXXHitch: Step 1 Bachmann XX XXHitch: Step 2

XXXXXXAttach a carabiner to a loop XXX
Bring the end of the loop
XXX
and place the loop around the around the rope and through
rope, as shown in the photo- the carabiner.
graph. (You can tie a loop with
the double fisherman’s knot on
page 90.)

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