Step #1
The prusik is widely used as an ascending knot. The friction can be increased by adding a third turn. The prusik can cinch up tightly and the friction can be somewhat difficult to break after a load has been applied.
Step #1 | |
| Place a bight of the loop across the climbing rope. | |
Step #2 | |
| Wrap the loop behind the climbing rope and through the bight. |  |
Step #3 | |
| Continue wrapping the loop around the climbing rope. |  |
Step #4 | |
| Wrap it behind the climbing rope again and through the bight. |  |
Finished Prusik | |
| Dress and set the knot. It is important to keep this knot neat while tightening. |  |
Finished Prusik - Opposite View | |
| Opposite view. |  |