The prusik is a useful friction hitch that slides freely when not weighted, however bites down on the rope if you do weight it. Many variations on the prusik exist, including the autoblock and klemheist, however for simplicity we’ll stick to the prusik. The most common use for the prusik is to back up your rappel gadget by tying a prusik on the rope below the device, or above it depending in your choice. I choose it beneath the rappel device so I can push it down with my brake hand as I rappel. Use the ring bend to tie webbing to webbing, and to tie cord to twine and rope to rope.
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