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CLOVEHITCH

Madeonaring

Theclovehitchona ringis
usedalmostexclusivelyon
climbingropesasitcan
regulatethelengthoftherope
betweentheclimberandthe
piton.Theclovehitchona
ringis rarelyusedinsailingas
theringis usuallyfinerthan
theropesotheconstantstrain
ontheropecauseschafing.In
additionitsjammingactionis
notverysecureasitdoesnot
havesufficientnipandso
couldslipandcomeundone.