ATTACHMENT KNOTS AND HITCHES ARE METHODS CLIMBERS USE TO attach or secure themselves to the end of their climbing line. Prior to the development of modern tree climbing harnesses or saddles, attachment knots were not needed, as climbers simply formedtheir harness out of the end of their climbing line, leaving a long tail to tie their climbing hitch around the standing part of the rope. The advent of manufactured harnesses, and an attendant need to secure climbing lines to them, has led to a wide variety of knots and hitches in use. In addition, the use of connecting links, such as snap hooks and carabiners, along with the development of split-tail/ bridge climbing systems, has made the choice of safe, efficient attachment knots and hitches an evenmore important decision.
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