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Munter Hitch.
Munter Hitch
It's inevitable that at some point in your climbing career you will be on a cliff or mountain in sore
need of a belay or rappel device. In these situations, you'll praise the Munter Hitch. This sliding knot
provides sufficient friction for either belaying or rappeling and works on single or double ropes
down to about 8 millimeter. The Munter Hitch works so well, in fact, that the UIAA has adopted it as
a valid belay, and numerous climbers have discarded their belay devices and rely entirely on the
Munter Hitch.
