Quick Hitch

Arborist's method of pulling one rope aloft using another.

Quick Hitch

Arborist's method of pulling one rope aloft using another.

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Make a bight in the main climbing rope. Hook the second rope around the bight and tuck it into the bight but leave the end out. Pull the main rope up to obtain the second rope - quickly released by pulling on the end.

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Quick Hitch

Found in:
Arborist

Also known as:

Tying options:

Uses: The Quick Hitch provides a convenient method for an arborist to pull up a second rope. It is quick to tie, and just as important, quick to release. There is probably no other application for this knot, but it serves this purpose excellently.

Name: Quick to tie, and quick to release, what other name could it have?

Origin: Jepson¹ writes that The Quick Hitch was first described in the September 1996 issue of the Treeworker (National Arborist Association) but without any reliable reference to its true origin. Its simplicity suggests that more than one person could easily have been originated it.

References:

^1. The Tree Climber’s Companion. Jeff Jepson. Beaver Tree Publishing. 2000.

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The Bowline Knot makes a reasonably secure loop in the end of a piece of rope. It has many uses such as to fasten a mooring line to a ring or a post.

The Clove Hitch can be used for a temporary hold, e.g., stage scenery or mooring buoy. It does have two giant faults: it slips and can also bind. It should be deeply distrusted when used by itself.

The Alpine Butterfly Loop provides a secure loop in the middle of a piece of rope. Load can be safely applied: from the loop to either end of the rope; between the two ends with the loop hanging free; or to the loop with the load spread between the two ends.

The Figure 8 Knot provides a quick and convenient stopper knot to prevent a line sliding out of sight, e.g., up inside the mast.

The Double Fisherman's or Grapevine Bend consists of two strangle knots (like double overhand knots) each tied round the other standing end.

The Square Knot (Reef Knot) is usually learned when we tie our shoelaces. Admittedly it is usually a bow that we tie - but the underlying knot is a Square Knot.

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The Bowline Knot makes a reasonably secure loop in the end of a piece of rope. It has many uses such as to fasten a mooring line to a ring or a post.

The Clove Hitch can be used for a temporary hold, e.g., stage scenery or mooring buoy. It does have two giant faults: it slips and can also bind. It should be deeply distrusted when used by itself.

The Alpine Butterfly Loop provides a secure loop in the middle of a piece of rope. Load can be safely applied: from the loop to either end of the rope; between the two ends with the loop hanging free; or to the loop with the load spread between the two ends.

The Figure 8 Knot provides a quick and convenient stopper knot to prevent a line sliding out of sight, e.g., up inside the mast.

The Double Fisherman's or Grapevine Bend consists of two strangle knots (like double overhand knots) each tied round the other standing end.

The Square Knot (Reef Knot) is usually learned when we tie our shoelaces. Admittedly it is usually a bow that we tie - but the underlying knot is a Square Knot.

Quick Hitch

Arborist's method of pulling one rope aloft using another.

Quick Hitch

Arborist's method of pulling one rope aloft using another.

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