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
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Climber using loops attached to prusik knots to move up a fixed rope
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Autoblock
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An autoblock is a rope device used in climbing and caving for both rappelling and ascending.
Prusik
…to prusik" or "prusiking" (i.e. using a Prusik to ascend). More casually, the term is used for any friction hitch or device that can grab a rope (see autoblock). Due to the pronunciation, the word is often misspelled Prussik, Prussick, or Prussic. The Prusik hitch is named after its putative inventor, the…
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