Can someone point me in the right direction to purchase a nice climbing
harness?
Any suggestions on a particular model?
Thanks!!
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:42 PM
To: Kelly Johnson; TowerTalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident
I use two lanyards attached to my full harness at the fall-arrest D-ring in
the middle of the back. I attach one above my head, climb up to the point
where I can just barely reach down to it, and then attach the other one
above my head. I then detach the bottom one, climb, and repeat the
process. In my case, I use my positioning lanyard as one of the two. When
I get where I need to work, I make sure the fall-arrest lanyard is firmly
attached - look at it and yank on it - and then move the positioning
lanyard to my hip D-rings.
To my mind, though, what you specifically do is a lot less important than
your mind-set -- never forgetting that, whether at 30 feet or 200, a fall
will probably be fatal, so always double-check everything.
73, Pete N4ZR
At 08:25 PM 10/24/2007, Kelly Johnson wrote:
>My climbing experience is limited to heights of about 30 feet or so,
>but regardless I'd like to understand the proper way of climbing up a
>tower while remaining connected at all times. When people start their
>climb at the ground, how do they attach to the tower while climbing?
>Do they have a safety cable permanently mounted to the tower or do
>they clip a cable as high as they can reach, climb beyond it, clip
>another as high as they can reach, and so forth or what?
>
>On 10/24/07, Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net> wrote:
> > ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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> > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:08:48 +0000, n7ka@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > >AT NO TIME SHOULD WE NOT BE ATTACHED SECURELY TO THE TOWER.
> >
> > ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
> >
> > I know you are right, but I have seen tower climbing professionals who
> > climb a tower with no safety line connected at all, and only hook up
> > when they are in place ready to work.
> >
> > If the professionals are so lacking in concern, what hope is there for
> > us amateurs? I guess after you climb a few hundred towers with no
> > accidents, you become immortal.
> >
> > My rule is to always have two connections to the tower: Either my
> > safety line plus one hand, or two safety lines. I never trust only one
> > safety connection, ever.
> >
> > 73, Bill W6WRT
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