Explore: Slings And Hitches

The "barrel hitch" and "barrel sling", named for their use in hoisting cargo aboard ships, are two simple yet effective ways to suspend an object. The

The bale sling hitch (or strap hitch) is a knot which traditionally uses a continuous loop of strap to form a cow hitch around an object in order to hoist

more difficult to release. The hitch is frequently used by hammock campers to attach adjustable rope slings ("whoopie slings") to the webbing straps that

The cow hitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in

variety of useful and reliable hitches, bends, and knots. The half hitch is tied with one end of a rope which is passed around an object and secured to its

It is the best of all sling hitches and is often recommended for a slippery rope. But no hitch can slip when tied in a slings since it has no ends. All

secure knot than two half hitches, but is more liable to jam. It differs from two half hitches in that the second half hitch is inside instead of outside

types of hitch knots include the clove hitch, the timber hitch, and the round turn and two half-hitches. A simple mathematical theory of hitches has been

chicken heads or sling around horns Longer slings or cordelettes can be used for equalized belay stations Slings can be used as improvised "personal anchor

Handbook, 64 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munter hitches. How to tie a Munter Hitch with One Hand The Munter Hitch tension reduction model at IGKT