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prusik
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prusik [ˈprʌsɪk]
n Mountaineering
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Also prusik knot a sliding knot that locks under pressure and can be used to form a loop (prusik loop) in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
vb -siks, -siking, -siked (intr)
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) to climb (up a standing rope) using prusik loops
[named after Dr Prusik, Austrian climber who devised the knot]
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The rope also features a prussic knot attachment that allows hunters to clip their safety harness in and slide the knot up and down the lifeline while climbing.
Taking a stand for safety by Reilly, P.J. / Petersen's Bowhunting
Before you start to climb, you attach your safety tether to the rope, via a prussic knot or similar sliding device, and slide the tether up as you climb (down as you descend).
Harnesses for life by Wells, Curt / Bowhunter
Meanwhile, HSS's 30-foot rope Life Line System, with carabiner, provides an archer with a positive stop prussic knot that slides up the line as he safely climbs higher but will immediately halt his fall should he slip.
The perfect treestand by Etling, Kathy / Petersen's Bowhunting
 
 
 
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