Autoblock
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An autoblock is a rope device used in climbing and caving for both rappelling and ascending.
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Prusik
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A Prusik is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, ziplining, and by arborists. The term Prusik i
Autoblock
…French prusik or Machard knot, named after its inventor, Serge Machard. Other friction hitches that can be used to build an autoblock system include the Prusik knot, Klemheist knot, and Bachmann knot. The Ashley Book of Knots #505…
Prusik
Climber using loops attached to prusik knots to move up a fixed rope
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