Yale Bee Line Loop Prusik with Aluminum Ring

The Yale Bee Line loop prusik puts Yale's well-known 8 mm Bee Line hitch cord into a closed loop with an aluminum ring, ready to tie on a lanyard or climbing line. Bee Line is built to handle the heat a friction hitch makes, which is why so many climbers use it for adjusters and hitches.

Why climbers like Bee Line

Bee Line has a heat-resistant core with a polyester cover, which helps it hold up to the friction a hitch generates when you descend or adjust under load. The cover has a firm hand that grips host rope well without feeling grabby once it is broken in.

As a ring loop it is quick to use. Tie a prusik or similar hitch on a rope lanyard as an adjuster, or set it on a climbing line as a backup while you rig your system. The ring keeps the carabiner from sawing on the cord and makes the loop easier to clip and unclip with gloves on.

Grip depends on the host rope. Test the hitch on your own lanyard or climbing line close to the ground before you trust it aloft.

Many climbers keep two or three of these loops on the saddle: one as a lanyard adjuster, one as a spare, and one for building a quick haul or a backup on a rigging line when the ground crew needs a hand.

Inspection

Look for glazing, cuts, stiff spots, and pulled cover yarns, and check the ring for wear grooves. Retire any loop that has slipped hard under load. More hitch cords are in our hitch cord and split tails category.

Life-support gear must meet the applicable standard (ANSI Z133 and the manufacturer's instructions), be inspected before every climb, and be used only by trained climbers.