Unkown climbing knot

[FVtreetrimmer]

I have been using this climbing knot for a couple of months and I really like it but I dont know what it is. I just made it up one day. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

 

[jerseywild]

If you can't tie a knot - tie a lot.

 

[emr]

This guy that I work with climbs on that. We call it the McDonald. He is always trying to convert others to it. Sorry FV, I dont think you invented it. I think it is named after some McDonald guy.

 

[Babberney]

I used to work with a guy who invented a knot once. Ten minutes later, he fell 15 feet when it failed. Yours does look like a real knot, and probably one someone else invented first, but Be Careful.

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[mattbever]

Michuacan...or martin???

 

[FVtreetrimmer]

It is close but I start the knot with 4 wraps up and then around the front of the rope and then behind but I dont put the tail through the wraps. If that kind of makes sense.

 

[trees4life]

Its funny-I think knots are just variations of other knots. Makes me think knots quit being invented along time ago....since all have the same concept but are slightly differn't. Now if you invented rope.....

 

[Knotahippie]

Italian hitch/Munter hitch...

 

[fhfr436]

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Italian hitch/Munter hitch...

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Not even close - this is a Munter hitch:

 

[fhfr436]

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Italian hitch/Munter hitch...

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Not even close - this is a Munter hitch:

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... or were you suggesting an alternate to the knot shown?

 

[MoTreeBeard]

it is a michuacan(sp?) only it instead of starting on the left side like a blakes your are starting on the right side.

 

[Knotahippie]

Italian/munter, One in the same.

It's my favorite knot, google italian hitch.

 

[Knotahippie]

Contrary to traditional belief, the Munter/Italian/HMS will not glaze rope.

 

[FVtreetrimmer]

This is a picture of the martin. They are similar but not the same.

 

[Jman]

Kunt or the TK or maybe a similar version. That would be my guess.

 

[MoTreeBeard]

tie a michuacan and then tie your knot and inspect closely. I think you will find that it is a michuacan (although backwards) no matter how you tie it. Are you by chance a southpaw?

 

[treeb]

It looks like a left handed martin but i'm not all that familier with the michuacan, wish we had a picture for the other side of the knot

 

[FVtreetrimmer]

This is the other side

 

[TrEECoWboY]

yeah, that's the hitch I posted about a couple years ago, been using it since 99.

we have a single line demonstration that Spidey put together.

look up "shannon hitch"

that's the split tale version we had discussed, very nicely done

glad to see that it is being used in such a fashion. i like that system as well

I guess its a natural knot to devise, because I came across it in the same way

 

[Lampea]

The "Martin" and the "michuacan" I believe you will find are the same knot. Martin is the name of the guy who made it and he then chose to name it the "michuacan" after a state in Mexico. FV I do believe that you are tying a "Martin" or "michuacan" call it what u will.