[Towertalk] falling from my tower

[Bill Coleman]

On 4/12/02 8:27 PM, Guy Olinger, K2AV at k2av@contesting.com wrote:

>About climbing up or down: Use a rhythm chant of "four on the tower,
>three on the tower, four on the tower, three on the tower, four on the
>tower," etc. Only move one foot or one hand free at a time, ALWAYS
>separated by a count with all four on the tower. ALWAYS LOOK at the
>hand or foot you're moving and visually confirm its placement. NEVER
>do anything else while climbing EXCEPT climbing, and that includes
>talking. You're not done climbing until you're belted on, or you're
>both feet on the ground.

When I climb, I use a fall arrest lanyard, and have a spare lanyard 
clipped to the tower when I'm moving the fall arrest clip.

Makes for slow climbing, but I always have at least four on the tower, 
and sometimes as many as six (four limbs, and two lanyards).

Seems like a fall-arrest lanyard, used while climbing, could have saved 
the guy whose distraction by his friends honking caused a slip.



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901