Purcell Prusiks are personal anchors that are supposedly “safer“ because they slip. We show you how to tie them and we tested them a bunch in this episode. Our data is on our blog at
Other episodes referenced:
Prusik Tests
Falling on Ascenders
Can you Prusik 2 ropes
Girth Hitch Testing
Cow Tail Testing
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00:00 It slips they say
00:39 What is a prusik
02:01 What is a purcell prusik and how to tie it
05:27 Uses for Purcell Prusik
07:59 Pros and cons
09:12 Slow pulls
10:43 When do you break
11:51 Drop Tests
14:09 Rabbit trails
17:54 Graphs and Charts