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Esoteric Nautical Knots and Bindings
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  • 1. Friction loop that’s life-saving on climbing flanks and glacier traverses.
  • 3. Curiously named hitch shaped by indigenous tool usage, returns in knotted form.
  • 5. Nomadic support structure knot, famed for quick release and hidden history.
  • 7. Knot blending elegance and function, named after a noble lineage in knot history.
  • 8. This gripping form restricts movement via incremental locking – think tool mechanics.
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  • 2. Light as a breeze, this binding knot whispers of gentle, rare maritime art.
  • 4. Double-wrap binding often mistaken for simplicity but vital in sailing.
  • 6. Braided complexity in ropemanship, sometimes also a stylish art form.
  • 9. A rarely named hitches’ alias known for binding sparingly yet securely.
  • 10. Humorously named binding that twists trust and security into one loop.
  • 11. A rare knot used for joining lines with minimal bulk and torsion.
  • 12. Known in belaying, named after an Austrian climber — controls descent smartly.

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