[TowerTalk] Climbing belt Rings

Bill ke4syp@preferred.com
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:27:01 -0500


At 01:07 PM 2/11/99 -0800, you wrote:
<snip

>Still some lack of clarity......Steve has correctly identified the
>differences between MOUNTAIN, and other types of  climbing harnesses, and
>TOWER climbing
>belts/harnesses.... but the thread below is still confusing....

<snip

>	Are current locking latches able to be released with one hand?
>Someone should take closeup pics and post them on a web page....
>73, DX, de Pat, AA6EG/N6IJ; 
>aa6eg@hh.tmx.com

Our lineman at the power company I work for do a one handed engagement and
release all the time.  It's one of the first things they are made to
master.  They do it with rubber gloves covered by leather gloves.  Makes
life interesting. Bill


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