| Tensionless Hitch | |
|---|---|
 A tensionless hitch around a post | |
| Names | Tensionless Hitch, high-strength tie-off, No-Knot |
| Category | Hitch |
| Efficiency | 100% |
| Related | Round turn and two half-hitches, Pipe hitch, Klemheist knot, Tugboat hitch |
| Releasing | Non-jamming |
| Typical use | anchor knot |
| Caveat | The anchor diameter should be at least 8X the rope diameter.[1] Also, the hitch will not stay in place without a load. |
| ABoK | 2047[2] |
A Tensionless hitch is an anchor knot used for rappelling or rope rescue. Unlike most knots, the tensionless hitch retains a 100% efficiency rating,[3] meaning the strength of the knot is equal to the strength of the rope; it is not a significant stress riser.
- ^ "Tensionless Hitch". Knots 3D. Nynix LLC. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 332, ISBN 0-385-04025-3
- ^ Technical Rescue: Rope Rescue Accessed: 11/24/2013