5 steps
Klemheist Knot
A friction hitch on a rope, tied with a sling. Pull the sling and it grips. Push the wraps and it slides. Used to ascend a line or to tension a ridge line.
Use it for
A friction hitch on a rope, tied with a sling. Pull the sling and it grips. Push the wraps and it slides. Used to ascend a line or to tension a ridge line.
This line
Rope, cord, or the material named in the steps. Do not put this on braid main line unless the steps say to.
Avoid when
A prusik if you want the classic three-wrap coil.
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Klemheist Knot
Step 1
Wrap the sling down the rope.
Step 2
Keep the wraps stacked.
Step 3
Pass the sling through its own eye.
Step 4
Load the eye, not the wraps.
Step 5
It should grip when pulled and slide when pushed.
The drawing follows this tying order. Pause, step, or scrub to stay with the words. The standing line runs to the reel. The tag is the short end you trim. Skin-hook means the point lies flat in the plastic, not out where grass can grab it.
Common mistakes
- Wraps that spiral the wrong way, so the hitch slides under load.
- Tying it in fishing line around a leader.