Prusik knot
The prusik knot or prusik hitch is a friction hitch knot most commonly used by climbers for ascending. It can also be used to hold cylindrical objects. Rescue teams such as Swiftwater rescue use a prusik knot hitch as a 'pulley tender' knot, to hold a line taut while tensioning a highline for a Tyrolean traverse or for use in boat-on-tether or similar rescue operations.
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