List of Slide/Grip Knots
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Adjustable Grip Hitch: The Adjustable Grip Hitch is often used in camping to tension a rope used, for example, as a ridgeline or a guy line.
Klemheist: The Klemheist is a Slide and Grip (friction) knot related to the original Prusik knot but designed to take strain in only one direction. When loaded it grips the climbing rope; with the load released it can easily be slid up or down.
Blake's Hitch: Blake's hitch is a Slide and Grip (friction) Hitch designed to take strain in only one direction. It is used by arborists for ascent and descent. It has some tendency to loosen and slip.
Rolling (Taut Line) Hitch: The Rolling Hitch secures a rope to another parallel rope. It is one of the few knots which can be tied and untied while there is a load and can be adjusted without it being untied. It can take the load while a rope is transferred or secured elsewhere.
Distel Hitch: The Distel Hitch is a reliable Slide and Grip (friction) Hitch designed to take strain in only one direction. It is tied using a lanyard with a loop at each end secured to a carabiner with a Double Fisherman's bend.
Farrimond Friction Hitch: The Farrimond Friction Hitch provides a quick method of rigging an adjustable tent ridge line.
Sliding Splice by Grog: The Sliding Splice makes an adjustable splice suitable for making a yachtsman's belt. It is made by raising loops in alternate strands in a three stranded rope.
Icicle Hitch (Loop Method): The Icicle Hitch is an excellent slide and grip knot. Here, it is tied by passing a loop over the end of a pole. It is possibly the most secure Slide and Grip knot. This page provides a link to how to tie same knot using the end of the rope.
Munter Mule Combination: The Munter Mule Combination provides the Munter hitch for controlled rappelling (abseiling) with the Mule addition to belay the Munter when required. The only equipment required is a locking carabiner.
Rat Tail Stopper: The Rat Tail Stopper is a friction hitch which takes the load on a Mooring Line while it is transferred to the Bitts.
Super Munter Hitch: The Super Munter Hitch provides a secure method of controlling the descent of a heavy load.
Prusik Knot or Triple Sliding Hitch: The Prusik is a symmetrical Slide and Grip (friction) knot. The same number of turns lie above and below the loop. Load can be taken in either direction.
Slide and Grip Knots
This page shows a selection of the commonly used Slide and Grip Knots. The ability of these knots to grip securely is heavily dependent on the rope. When rope was mostly tarred hemp, they all gripped. Those days are over, and many of these knots (all?) will fail with modern slippery ropes such as Spectra®, and Dyneema® (HMPE). If you are depending on one of these knots, check the rope and the knot carefully.
Make a selection from the images above.