For those who've thus far missed seeing it:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/8244494?fr=yvmtf
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 07:00:18PM -0700, Jim W7RY wrote:
> This from the ARRL Letter:
>
> SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
> The video of a tower worker "free climbing" at heights over 1700 feet has
> been making the rounds despite the best efforts of its originator to expunge
> it.
>
> (Free-climbing is a violation of safety and workplace rules.)
>
> Nevertheless, hams are agog over it and if there is one benefit, the ensuing
> discussion reinforces the attitude of "safety first" and emphasizes the need
> for proper climbing gear, such as a fall-arrest harness and being attached to
> the tower 100% of the time.
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