Half Hitch
( Single Hitch | ABOK #50 )
Usage
The Half Hitch is a simple Overhand Knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable component of a wide variety of useful and reliable hitches, bends, and knots.
Also known as
- Single Hitch
ABOK
- 50
Structure
A Half Hitch is structurally identical to the Overhand Knot.
Strength/Reliability
The Half Hitch is not secure on its own and should not be used for anything except as a component of other knots.
