Tying a Prusik Knot on the end of a line
Everyone has those little tricks that make life so much easier. This little knot is one of those that I always go back to and comes in handy for everything from rock climbing, to hanging a clothes line, to putting up a tent, to tying stuff down.
[Standard way of tying a prusik. Illustration credit: Western Safety.]
A prusik (prussik, prusic) knot is a friction knot that allows you adjust it along a line, but it remains taunt under a load. It is often made by taking a loop of knot and passing it through itself. That is a helpful technique, but at times not feasible. Often you need to be able to tie a prusik on the end of a line. That is when you need to be able to tie it in an alternate way.
I used this knot on a kite I recently created. In trying to illustrate my technique, I looked all over the internet to find instructions, but couldn’t find them so I decided to create a how-to video explaining the process. Hopefully this is helpful, and you can add it to your own bag of trick.