This is why pros say 'Never climb alone.' Always have someone on the ground
watching. 73,
David, AA9G
ex W5DCG and KC9EEV
On Wednesday, January 7, 2015 3:57 AM, Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net>
wrote:
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:47:31 -0500
From: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Hidden danger in Tower Climbing
I had an article published on this as a pilot, but I'll try to keep it
oriented to tower climbing,
Something to think about when climbing!
I'd still be climbing except a stroke grounded me. I exercised and
watched what I ate. I felt fine. One day I turned around and stepped
forward only to have my left foot slip like I'd stepped on ice, but it
was on the living room carpet. No warning or advanced symptoms. As I
waited for them to haul me away I could feel my left side shutting down
as I was able to do less and less movement. I didn't know if I'd ever
be back. Had I been on the tower or piloting an airplane I would not
have had time to get on the ground safely.
73, good luck, and climb safely,
Roger (K8RI)
## yet another reason not to do something stupid.... like free climbing. Folks
may
want to take a cell phone up the tower with em...with the provisio that its
tethered
in some fashion. Drop a cell phone from 80 feet up.....and its not gonna help
much.
If you suffer a stroke up a tower, you would be better off to stay put..and
phone
911...vs trying to climb back down.
Jim VE7RF
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