[TowerTalk] Climbing gear

[J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT]

One can avoid that bad experience by using short leads.
I generally keep mine under 2ft and it is fine for climbing my Rohn 25
tower.
I use a Petzl belt and two short pieces of 1 inch tubular nylon with a large
locking biner on the ends.  One is always on a cross-member of the tower.  I
move one then the other so I'm always protected.  When I'm on my 1 over 12
pitch roof, I run a piece of webbing between the tower and the 3-1/2 inch
mast that goes through the center of my roof and hook into that with one or
both of the pieces that are on my belt.  That way I can walk back and forth
without a risk of failing anywhere should I fall ill while prancing back and
forth on the roof.

Vy 73,
Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
201.314.6964
w2ttt at att.net
w2ttt at att.com
w2ttt at arrl.net
 

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Bragassa
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:43 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Climbing gear
Importance: High

If you had seen the manufactuers rep demonstration outside the Plano 
(Dallas) HamCom  convention arena, you would never use a climbing belt 
again, as your sole piece of climbing gear."If "you have a bare-lanyard and 
fell; you would hit the end of that lanyard with 2500# of hip and spine bone

breaking force. You might not die; but I'll bet you will have trouble 
walking the remainder of your life.
Mike, K5UO


Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 17:11:11 -0700
From: "Al Toothaker" <N6TA at arrl.net>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Climbing Gear resource needed
To: "Towertalk at Contesting. Com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
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Well,  K3LR's comments have finally convinced me that I need to change my
evil ways with regard to tower climbing gear.  After a recent trip up and
down my 50' Rohn 45 with the yellow jacket following me all the way got me
thinking I needed a little less free climbing.  Then Tim pushed me over the
edge.




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