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How can you tie a clove hitch one handed?

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I was watching a video this am where a guy tied a clove hitch and passed it though a carabiner one handed. This seemed a very handy technique to know.

I usually use both hands to tie this, make a loop in one hand, loop in another cross them over pass them into a carabiner.

Can someone describe the technique to do this one handed?

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The basic steps are to clip the rope, form a loop with one end, move it around the other end of the cord/rope and clip it into the carabiner again.

In the following images, I'm using a somewhat stiff piece of cord and slightly exaggerating some steps to improve visibility.

Step 1: Clip the rope into the biner:

step1

Step 2: Form a loop on the "back" rope with the outside end on the far side of the biner. Usually, you would hold the top of the loop instead of the cord below the loop (unless you are using stiff cord or taking a photo):

step2

Step 3: Move the loop in front of the biner:

step3

Step 4: Clip it:

step4

Step 5: Tighten it!

step5

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I found several videos showing a one-handed clove-hitch without clipping, as I think you want:

https://youtu.be/os_tQdhLI9Y?t=200

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8qSoIY6FPc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-4RMnULYIM

It looks a little fiddly to me and I'm not sure where this would be needed versus the more common clip and re-clip method anderas illustrated, but it does look slick. I don't have a rope handy; please let me know how this works for you when you try it.

Okay, I found a piece of cord and followed along with the first video, and it's actually pretty easy. With a bit of practice it could be second nature.

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