Knots - Hitches - Pile Hitch

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Topics

Buntline Hitch	Clinch Knot	Clove Hitch	Constrictor Hitch	Cow Hitch	Figure of 8 Hitch	Fisherman's Bend	Killick Hitch	Klemheist Knot
Marlinspike Hitch	Pedigree Cow Hitch	Pile Hitch	Prusik Knot	Rolling Hitch	Round Turn and 2 Half Hitches	Sheepshank	Timber Hitch	Waggoner's Hitch

Make a bight in the rope. Make a turn around the post (winding the standing part upwards).

Now take the loop up and over the post with the other hand.

Very quick to tie which means it is ideal for quickly mooring a boat or similar.

Buntline Hitch	Clinch Knot	Clove Hitch	Constrictor Hitch	Cow Hitch	Figure of 8 Hitch	Fisherman's Bend	Killick Hitch	Klemheist Knot
Marlinspike Hitch	Pedigree Cow Hitch	Pile Hitch	Prusik Knot	Rolling Hitch	Round Turn and 2 Half Hitches	Sheepshank	Timber Hitch	Waggoner's Hitch