Talk:Prusik knot

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[edit] Inaccuracy?

At the bottom of the Prusik knot page, it says:

"The Klemheist tends to be easier to slide up, but does not work well with webbing"

Everything I've read suggests the opposite, that Prusik works best with cord and Klemheist works best with webbing.

See:

• Klemheist knot
• http://www.chockstone.org/TechTips/prusik.htm
• http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/7944/knots.htm
• http://www.gunks.com/index.php?pageid=108&pagenum=3&smGroup=2&smID=4
• http://guidetricksforclimbers.com/appendix.html

What do others think? --Rblack 03:46, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Maybe this was a typo, and was meant to read that the prusik does not work well with webbing? --AComrade 13:56, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

I went ahead and changed it. --AComrade 21:02, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

The illustrations, however, show a prusik tied with webbing. This, as others have pointed out, is generally not considered safe because it may not hold. (Freedom of the Hills, 6th ed., page 121.) If I catch a wild hare at some point, I will make new images with accessory cord. Andyrew609 07:33, 8 October 2006 (UTC)