[Towertalk] falling from my tower

[K7FL]

There's a saying in mountain climbing (and other areas too) that it's the 
"little stuff that will kill you". I lost a friend on a climb several years 
ago when he tripped over his loose boot lace and fell off the mountain. I 
suspect he knew the lace was loose, but didn't foresee the worst case 
outcome of ignoring the problem. The same thing happened on Everest a few 
years ago where an experienced climber lost her balance while she was off 
the carbineer.  Obviously, the same logic applies to tower work regardless 
of how experienced one is. Accidents happen. The key is to take your time, 
use your head, and consider the potential effect of anything that seems non 
standard or out of the ordinary.

I'm glad K7PUC shared his story and has lived to make more Q's.

Dennis, K7FL
Battle Ground, WA

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At 11:49 AM 4/12/2002 -0700, you wrote:


>But an unexpected event occurred.  My right boot caught on the
>ladder rung.  At the same time I must have had one or both hands
>off the cross braces (I wasn't carrying anything--maybe one hand
>was free and the other hand got pulled off, I don't know).