List of Friction Hitches
Warning: Though useful in other contexts, not all of the friction hitches listed below are suitable for rock climbing.
- Adjustable grip hitch
- Bachmann knot
- Blake's hitch
- Distel hitch
- Farrimond friction hitch
- French prusik (autoblock knot)
- Machard Tresse
- Valdotain
- Valdotain Tresse
- Icicle hitch
- Klemheist knot
- Knut hitch
- Martin hitch
- Prusik or Prussik
- Rolling hitch (Taut-line hitch)
- Schwabisch hitch
- TK hitch
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