Bob,
Do you have more information than what was posted? You say he was free
climbing. According to the news report "Although he was wearing a safety
harness he was not tied off, according to Chippewa County Sheriff Jim
Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk said James G. Linstedt, 59, (W9ZUC) was on the tower
performing maintenance at approximately the 80-90-foot level of the tower
..."
Was he free climbing or was he working at a level? If he was working at a
level and wasn't properly tied off ... that is just stupid.
Anybody knows that anybody can not free climb. People on this list are
climbing with known disabilities. That is unsafe.
Maybe I should stop driving ... everyday I hear many, many people getting
killed on the highways. Yet people still place themselves on a road hoping
to not have a life-ending accident.
Doug
I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could.
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Doug -
Anybody can free climb. Nothing special or macho about that. But it's not
the safe approach. It's like saying "I've been texting while driving and
have never gotten into an accident"!
Ironically , this whole thread was started by the death of W9ZUC, who
apparently was free climbing and might be alive today if he had some
connection to his tower. What better evidence do we need of the threats
involved?
Regarding the BS about safety equipment getting in your way - learn how to
use it.
If you want to free-climb, have fun, but I wish you wouldn't promote this
dangerous approach for climbing to others.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Doug
Renwick
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 11:16 PM
To: Tower Talk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident
I have been climbing, free climbing, for 40 years. I never kept track; I
probably have easily made at least 1000 climbs or more as a ham operator in
that period.
If you can't free climb, you shouldn't climb at all. Read what I said.
However you climb, if you can't free climb, you shouldn't be climbing. I am
not suggesting that you should free climb (that is a personal choice) ... I
am saying that if you are incapable of free climbing, stay on the ground.
Doug
I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could.
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