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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 https://www.hownot2.com/post/purcell Other episodes referenced: Prusik Tests https://youtu.be/0fdOn2futNc Falling on Ascenders https://youtu.be/AQP5nSEA2H4 Can you Prusik 2 ropes https://youtu.be/RxKE7JHLmZE Girth Hitch Testing https://youtu.be/JYd14LuitX8 Cow Tail Testing https://youtu.be/ZWaDh6-roMI Sign up for our newsletter for our giveaways https://www.hownot2.com/sign-up 👉 Learn and SHOP at https://www.hownot2.com/shop 👉 Best EMAILS on Earth: https://www.hownot2.com/signup 👉 SUPPORT US and get gear discounts https://hownot2.com/support 👉 10% off ROCKY TALKIE by clicking https://www.hownot2.com/rocky 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