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    Prusik Ascents [Image 9 of 11]

    Prusik Ascents

    VT, UNITED STATES

    02.07.2019

    Photo by Derik Crotts 

    Defense Health Agency

    A Prusik is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope and is used in climbing and rope rescue. Here a student in the Uniformed Services University (USU) Cold Weather Mountain Medicine Course practices his prusik ascent technique.

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    Date Taken: 02.07.2019
    Date Posted: 02.20.2019 10:11
    Photo ID: 5116819
    VIRIN: 190207-D-XO836-952
    Resolution: 4032x3024
    Size: 3.05 MB
    Location: VT, US

    Web Views: 45
    Downloads: 5

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