[TowerTalk] Two Killed Erecting Tower

[Bill Coleman AA4LR]

On 3/22/00 2:42 PM, Barry Kutner at w2up@mindspring.com wrote:

>While I am guilty of climbing alone at times, I can add the following:
>
>I, too, never free climb. I have a Rohn 45. On my fall arrest harness 
>are two lanyards. One wraps around the tower, and stays there all 
>the way up and down.  The other one is used to attach me to the 
>tower when climbing around obstacles like Tic Ringrotors, where 
>the wrap-around lanyard has to be removed. It is also used once in 
>working position. I also have a fall-arrest lanyard with a gorilla hook 
>(purchased from Champion Radio) which is used once in working 
>position, attaching to the ring on the back of the harness.
>
>Also, when climbing alone, I carry either a cell phone or a 2m HT 
>up the tower with me, just in case...

I won't judge you, Barry, but I do have some hard questions:

* what happens during your climb if you lean back on the positioning 
lanyard and it breaks?

* what use will a cell phone or a 2m HT be if you get injured and are 
unconscious?



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@radio.org
Quote: "Boot, you transistorized tormentor! Boot!"
            -- Archibald Asparagus, VeggieTales


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