The story
Named after a Swiss mountain guide, Werner Munter, who popularised its use in mountaineering.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Munter hitch
Today it means: A simple knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers, and rescuers, consisting of a set of wraps using a rope or cord around an object, mainly used as a friction device for controlling the rate of descent in belay systems. Full definition →