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• Knots - half hitch: knot made by forming loop and passing end of rope around the standing part and through the loop

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Single hitch
Category	Hitch
Origin	Ancient
Related	half hitch, overhand knot
Releasing	Non-jamming
Typical use	Used effectively to form many other knots.
Caveat	Spills, unreliable as a hitch used on its own.
ABoK	#50

A Single hitch is a type of knot. This hitch is actually an overhand knot tied around or through an object.

In the California Conservation Corps, many are taught to use the Single hitch in flood fighting techniques.

See also

• List of knots

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