ROLLING HITCH
Therollinghitch,formerly
knownastheMagnusor
Manger'shitch,is thebest
knotforbendinga smallrope
toa largeroneunderstrain
andis usedbothatseaandin
climbing.Theknotcanbeslid
alongtheheavierropewhen
thelighterlineis
perpendiculartoit,butthe
knottightensassoonasthere
isanylateralstrainonthe
lighterrope.Itwasformerly
usedbysailorstohoistthe
yardhorizontallyandto
uncoilthehawsersfromthe
anchorcapstan.Inclimbing.a
similarknot,thePrusikknot,
is madeinaloopandis used
ontheascentrope.
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