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Friday, April 16, 2010
Knots To Know
Here is the list of basic knots to know for our technical rescue systems
+ Munter Hitch (extra credit: supermunter,monster munter, doublemunter)
+ Ringbend aka overhand follow through or "water knot" (Dont say that around Clark)
+ Bowline (extra credit: double bowline and interlocking bowlines: used for tieing in to the litter)
+ double fishermans
+ figure 8 (follow through, figure 8 on a bight; inline figure 8)
+ inline figure 8 (alternative for litter tie in)
+ girth hitch
+ clove hitch
+ overhand on a bight
+ prussik hitch
+ radium release hitch (the load releasing hitch we use)
Coils to know
+ Alpine coil
+ Butterfly
Extra Credit
+ alpine butterfly
+ garda hitch
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