Klemheist knot

Name and history

The cruise terminal node is an easy to Socialize Direction terminal nodes. Performed in quadruplicate turn he is known as Klemheistknoten.

Application

Tie

The bay of an endless sling is wrapped around a rope and the Schingenende again pulled through the bay. Sealing Brought to cross over the "on " and " off - rising " ends. The turns of the rope can be carried out several times, wherein each additional winding develops an additional holding force.

Knot strength

The knot strength is highly dependent on the difference in cable diameter and the material and surface properties of the two ropes. Is fixed, the node with a difference of diameter of 1 to 1.5 to 1: 5; However, the greater the difference, the weaker is the thin line. Only by a smaller cable diameter, with which the node and the standing rope is attached, enters a good clamping action.

Alternatives

• For ascending rope Prusik knot is usually used.
• Cavers use mechanical ascenders.
• With gloves particularly good sliding is the carbine terminal nodes.
• For large loads FB tape clamp node is to be used.
• As a kind of " Kurzprusik " ​​the Prohaska used.

Modifications

• Tied with a belt loop it is called FB- band terminal nodes.