See Also: prusik(dictionary)

prusik (iou)



prusik adjective & verb. M20.
[from Karl Prusik, Austrian mountaineer who devised the method.]
Mountaineering.
A. adjective. Designating a method of ascending or descending a climbing rope by means of two loops, each attached to it by a special knot tightening when weight is applied and slackening when it is removed, enabling the loop to be moved up the rope. Also, designating a knot or loop used in this method. M20.
b. verb intrans. Climb using the prusik method. Freq. as prusiking verbal noun. M20.