Definitions

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  • noun climbing a friction hitch
  • verb climbing To climb a rope using a prusik.

Etymologies

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Named for Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik.

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Examples

  • There's a sheer cliff not far from that hut and a Tyrolean, using carabiner and prusik, is needed to get across to a rock, at the foot of which is the burrow of the rare lesser hairless meerkat.

    [my ideal holiday] by walter mitty esq. 2009

  • Had I a real need to go higher than 4-5 meters with the ATC I would have used a backup system of a prusik loop or autoblock...or better yet, have a partner belay me.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Khalil 2009

  • Had I a real need to go higher than 4-5 meters with the ATC I would have used a backup system of a prusik loop or autoblock...or better yet, have a partner belay me.

    Climbing Gear So Far Khalil 2009

  • He would need to know how to make a prusik knot, but then he would be totally safe.

    My Dad's Treehouse | Universe Today 2009

  • The “jaws” had a habit of torqueing right off the rope at certain angles, and so he added a prusik loop to the rope, which further slowed his progress.

    The Wall Jeff Long 2005

  • You can ascend or climb a rope with mechanical ascenders or prusik loops, or do so hand-over-hand if you are in high school gym class.

    #23 into the crapometer Miss Snark 2005

  • At first, it all seemed standard: boots fitted with spiky crampons, full-body harnesses, prusik slings, day-packs, assorted carabiners, coils of rope, medical sensors ....

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • Preferred primary anchor into a belay is a clove hitch or bite8 on the powerpoint - I prefer a clove for adjustability, sometimes using a purcell prusik as a second method to adjust my attitude to the anchor.

    unknown title 2009

  • The prusik hitch may be pretty basic for many readers, but there are certain essential knots that every climber should know.

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

  • The prusik hitch may be pretty basic for many readers, but there are certain essential knots that every climber should know.

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

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