Climbing Tools: Munter Hitch / tyed off Munter

This is a very useful belay knot. I have seen people wandering around with 3 or 4 belay devices on their harness and could never figure out why. It is like technology is going to solve eveything for you. Get back to basics and learn the fundimentals of climbing. This knot is certianly one of those.

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[pinkskud]

in the UK this is more commanly called an Italian hitch.

i think the proper name is rolling hitch, but its called "Italian hitch because of its ability to change sides and direction

[mikebarter387]

especially during a time of war!!

[Randall Steen]

I used to mechanical, but as my climbing improves I have grown to prefer using knots. My concerns are rope twist in the mantle and the pull of an impact. I will do my own practice, but what should I look for?

[papasmurfin77]

Great video! Thank you for not just showing how the knot is tied but explaining it's uses as well...very informative and concise.

[NikySportsPromotion]

au contraire... , first, on most modern harnesses it doesn't matter, because you always clip a biner to the the belay/rappel loop, but on a harness such as his where you do clip to the same place you tie, we teach orienting the carabiner such that it screws down (if its a screwgate) with the gate away from you. This orientation prevents unintentional unlocking, either by gravity (screw down so you don't screw up) or by rubbing against your body- why we want it facing away from you

[odboxsx]

i dont see much tools .but i try the carabiner tachnik ....... honest i love it i mean it fast and save but do it only if u r on hury

[Finicky Chome]

WRONG



[everithingathand]

you are using the carabiner in a bad way. The carabiner lock must be facing to you

[henryjunior38]

Do you have to tie off the end of the munter hitch? Or could I just leave it as is without tying anything?

[Lesser Trochanter]

KN/KiloNewtons is a measure of force, the marking on your kit = the minimum force the manufacturers have found that kit can withstand before you can expect it to break. IIRC, 1kN in roughly equivalent to 100kg hanging statically. The catch is that putting movement into the system (i.e. falling) increases the forces by quite a lot (I think I've heard that your average fall on a sport climbing route generates ~5kN... force of 500kg from a 75kg climber!)

[Ramazan Arslan]

abi ben nolursa olsun kancaya güvenmem kopar filan kanca yerine belime bağlarım daha iyi kancalara güvenmiyom

[banffmedia]

Deer Mike

I have this KN thing stamped on all teh gear I own and it gets mentioned a lot can you tell me what it is.

thanks media