Secure method to control the descent of a heavy load.
Super Munter Hitch
Secure method to control the descent of a heavy load.
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Super Munter Hitch Details
Found in: Hitches, Search & Rescue, Slide & Grip
Also known as: Crossing Hitch, Italian Hitch
Super Munter Hitch
Found in:
Hitches, Search & Rescue, Slide & Grip
Also known as:
Crossing Hitch, Italian Hitch
The Super Munter Hitch Knot is also known as the Double Munter and the Monster Munter. Like the plain Munter Hitch Knot, it is possible to flip the knot to take in slack with the tail. However, the Super Munter Hitch Knot requires a double flip and has too much friction to make this useful as a climbing knot.
Optimal Gate Location: The Animation shows a Munter Hitch Knot being converted to a Super Munter Hitch Knot. The gate started in the optimal location for the Munter – away from the tail end. However the additional turn of the Super Munter Hitch Knot has brought the tail against the gate, risking it rotating and releasing. When the intention from the outset is to create the Super Munter, the carabiner should be reversed so that the gate will be remote from the tail end.
Uses: The Super Munter Hitch Knot is used in Search and Rescue to lower heavy loads. The extra friction from the added turn greatly reduces the force required to control the descent. It is not used in normal climbing because the plain Munter Hitch Knot is more appropriate.
Advantages: The Super Munter Hitch Knot overcomes one of the problems with the plain Munter Hitch Knot. The extra turn stops the knot introducing kinks and twists in the rope.