Prusik Knot

[JD]

I was trying to find the Prusik Knot in ABOK, but could not find it. I was wondering could I not see the wood for the trees or is it known under a different name?

[knotsaver]

Hi JD,
it's ABoK #1763
Ciao,
s.

[JD]

....and there it is! Is yours named in your book? If not, how on earth did you find it?

[knotsaver]

....and there it is! Is yours named in your book? If not, how on earth did you find it?

I'd like to say that I've learnt The ABoK by heart but, really, I remembered seeing it in The ABoK and then I used the forum search function ("prusik abok")
These things will happen! For instance, I happened to notice the single strand star knot (ABoK #1396) after reading about the knot on this forum!?
Ciao,
s.
 

[KC]

....and there it is! Is yours named in your book? If not, how on earth did you find it?

http://www.animatedknots.com/prusik

Prusik Knot (Triple Sliding Hitch) Details
History: The Prusik knot was developed in 1931 by Dr.Karl Prusik (sometime president of the Austrian Mountaineering Club and often misspelled "Prussik".) It appears to be identical in structure to a knot described by Ashley for hoisting a spar. (ABOK # 1763, p 300), but Ashley did not name this knot and did not describe the slide and grip feature. "

[knotsaver]

...
if interested you can find "The Prusik Knot - a 60 year history" by Heinz Prohaska in Nylon Highway No. 34 (june 1991)
(here http://caves.org/section/vertical/nhback/NH34.pdf ),
ciao,
s.