[Towertalk] shoes...

[Bill Coleman]

On 4/3/02 8:13 PM, Steve Litwins at litwins@badsector.com wrote:

>Somebody mentioned that some types of shoes are not good for climbing.  What
>are the good types?  I suspect the old pole climbers and tree climbers are
>not good for towers.  The last time I climbed towers I used hard-soled
>sneakers with large deep tread.  Good...bad??

Head out to WalMart and find the work shoes section. Find shoes with a 
solid steel shank. You can buy a pair for less than $25. I did. They are 
a sorta ugly black running shoe, but they pay for themselves within two 
minutes of being on a tower rung.

Climbed the tower the other day and got to 12 feet high before I realised 
I forgot to change my shoes. Fortunately, it was a short climb.

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