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Richard Delaney November 4, 2016 Member content, Physics Articles 4 Comments

The Transport Hitch can be used to tension and hold a load in a limited set of scenarios.  It is an interesting study of physics and it helps us to understand the importance of friction.

This knot is known by the following names:

  • Transport Hitch
  • Voodoo Hitch
  • PM (Pure Magic) or PFM Hitch
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Richard Delaney

Richard Delaney has worked professionally with ropes since 1992 as a multi-pitch rock-climbing instructor, technical rescue instructor and rope access technician. Understanding and teaching the Physics of Rigging is a core passion of Richard’s, one based on his experience, and his prior professional life as a qualified engineer.

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