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Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing advice

To: "'Mike Ricketts'" <mike.nd9g@gmail.com>, "'towertalk'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing advice
From: "tomkd8deg" <kd8deg@centurytel.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 19:50:53 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Hi!!

I was 63 re-roofing my house when it hit me. Can no longer do ladders,
roofs, towers, heights of any kind. I am a  "GREAT GROUND" grunt now
though!!!

73

Tom KD8DEG

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Ricketts
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 6:07 PM
To: towertalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Climbing advice

Hello all,

I was finally able to get my tower upright. It's 50' and 54' to the top of
the mast, freestanding. Nothing big by many of your standards, but it's a
city lot, so have some limitations.

My problem is that I'm having difficulty climbing it. I used to climb, when
I was younger and a little less wise (teens), but it's been about 25 years
since I've done it. I'm still plenty young enough to do this physically, but
just can't seem to get myself up high enough to be useful.

I can easily pay someone to come out and do the work to get the antennas and
stuff up there, which is fine. However, i feel that I should at least be
able to do some of my own work for maintenance and such, and not always
paying someone to climb it for me.

Do any of you climbers have any advice that could possibly help me get over
this thing in my head?

73,
Mike ND9G
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