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Re: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident

To: "Anthony J. Di Sano" <adisano@gmail.com>,'Pete Smith' <n4zr@contesting.com>,'Kelly Johnson' <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>,'TowerTalk' <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident
From: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:25:51 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
I use a Klein  5 D Ring full suspension full Body positioning harness. Read 500 
dollar pluss  here is a place . 
http://gmesupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/31_43/products_id/56545
I has some Nice mid levlel units and all the  extra stuff to complete your RIg .
Miller and Bashlan also make some fine full body 4 and 5 D ring Harness.
 
Wayne W3EA



> From: adisano@gmail.com> To: n4zr@contesting.com; n6kj.kelly@gmail.com; 
> towertalk@contesting.com> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:53:00 -0400> Subject: Re: 
> [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident> > Can someone point 
> me in the right direction to purchase a nice climbing> harness?> > Any 
> suggestions on a particular model?> > Thanks!!> > -----Original Message-----> 
> 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:> > >> > > 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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