How to tie a Blakes Hitch

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Need to tie a load parallel to a a line and don't have a loop for a Prusik? Blake's Hitch can help. It's a friction hitch the same as the Prusik but it doesn't need a loop to function.

STEPS TO TIE BLAKE'S HITCH

Wrap the working end of the hitch line around your main rope

Do it again

You need four loops around the main rope

Take the working end and wrap it under the standing line and then up behind the first two loops

Snug and tie off with a stopper knot

Safety:

Ropes and the knots associated with rope, can be dangerous. If improperly handled, or tied, ropes can kill and you could be the victim! Always use rope with care and inspect and test any knots you tie. Respect ropes subject to a heavy load, especially your own climbing rope. The danger associated with ropes under load is often learned by painful experience.

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