The other day, whilst teaching a Friend of mine to climb, I showed him how to set up an abseil point and how to safely abseil, when He dropped the ATC. Neither of these knots is used at sea, as they are hard to untie. hitch on the rope directly in front of the belay device. (you can only get up to it by climbing a climbing wall (no stairs or anything like that) So I just Got him to Abseil down on the Munter (not to nice for a beginner but there we are) Then I got my experienced mate to follow him, tie himself in and go, Then I Went, climbed back up, and put everything away.next u should show the munter mule overhand.now THAT can save your butt, or your buddie's buttAgain as with method one, I shall teach this using the pictures and notes feature on instructables as this much easier teach this way.Nice instructable! 5 Knots Everyone Should Know - Duration: 11:01.
The heavier the load the tighter the bends in the hitch become and therefore creating more friction and self regulating.Tower technicians also use this knot for lowering loads, and tagging heavy loads while hoisting. There is no localized abrasion on any part of the rope as it is a continuously moving hitch. One very useful aspect of the Munter is its reversibility; it can be pulled from either side of the rope and it still works just as effectively. The Munter hitch creates friction by having the rope rub on itself and on the object it has been wrapped around. It is a versatile knot to know and can be used for full rope length vertical descents without the need for gloves.This hitch can be used to rappel or abseil down a vertical or semi vertical wall. No problem. belay loop The strongest point on a climbing harness; the loop to which a belay device is physically attached. In hooking a tackle to any of the loops, if the loop is long enough it is better to arrange the rope as a cat's paw. 5 Meters up on an abseil platform. Now, of course you should still never take your brake hand off of the rope, but this friction knot does give you a little back up.And of course, another benefit to learning this is if you ever drop your belay device, you can still easily continue the climb.Why might you want to learn this technique? It is commonly referred to in the tower industry as a tag knot.When a belayer needs to transfer the load from his harness to the anchor to escape the system: a rope grab (mechanical or friction knot/Prusik) is placed on the load line towards the load, rope is terminated on the rope grab (or the tails of accessory cord are used when using a cordelette with a Prusik as a rope grab) and runs back to the anchor where a Munter mule is tied under tension. This is an important knot for climbers to know. Depending on the situation (rope thickness, weight of climber, rope drag, etc..), it can be locked off in any direction. : This knot can really help climbers out in a jam. Using this method to rappel is very hard on rope because of the rope on rope contact and is generally considered an emergency option only.However, it places more bends in a rope than other belay methods, and creates significantly more friction on the outer sheath.