[TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident

[Wayne Kline]

I use a Klein  5 D Ring full suspension full Body positioning harness. Read 500 dollar pluss  here is a place . http://gmesupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/31_43/products_id/56545
I has some Nice mid levlel units and all the  extra stuff to complete your RIg .
Miller and Bashlan also make some fine full body 4 and 5 D ring Harness.
 
Wayne W3EA



> From: adisano at gmail.com> To: n4zr at contesting.com; n6kj.kelly at gmail.com; towertalk at contesting.com> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:53:00 -0400> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident> > Can someone point me in the right direction to purchase a nice climbing> harness?> > Any suggestions on a particular model?> > Thanks!!> > -----Original Message-----> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:42 PM> To: Kelly Johnson; TowerTalk> Subject: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident> > I use two lanyards attached to my full harness at the fall-arrest D-ring in > the middle of the back. I attach one above my head, climb up to the point > where I can just barely reach down to it, and then attach the other one > above my head. I then detach the bottom one, climb, and repeat the > process. In my case, I use my positioning lanyard as one of the two. When > I get where I need to work, I make sure the fall-arrest lanyard is firmly > attached - look at it and yank on it - and then move the positioning > lanyard to my hip D-rings.> > To my mind, though, what you specifically do is a lot less important than > your mind-set -- never forgetting that, whether at 30 feet or 200, a fall > will probably be fatal, so always double-check everything.> > 73, Pete N4ZR> > At 08:25 PM 10/24/2007, Kelly Johnson wrote:> >My climbing experience is limited to heights of about 30 feet or so,> >but regardless I'd like to understand the proper way of climbing up a> >tower while remaining connected at all times. When people start their> >climb at the ground, how do they attach to the tower while climbing?> >Do they have a safety cable permanently mounted to the tower or do> >they clip a cable as high as they can reach, climb beyond it, clip> >another as high as they can reach, and so forth or what?> >> >On 10/24/07, Bill Turner <dezrat at copper.net> wrote:> > > ORIGINAL MESSAGE:> > >> > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:08:48 +0000, n7ka at comcast.net wrote:> > >> > > >AT NO TIME SHOULD WE NOT BE ATTACHED SECURELY TO THE TOWER.> > >> > > ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------> > >> > > I know you are right, but I have seen tower climbing professionals who> > > climb a tower with no safety line connected at all, and only hook up> > > when they are in place ready to work.> > >> > > If the professionals are so lacking in concern, what hope is there for> > > us amateurs? I guess after you climb a few hundred towers with no> > > accidents, you become immortal.> > >> > > My rule is to always have two connections to the tower: Either my> > > safety line plus one hand, or two safety lines. I never trust only one> > > safety connection, ever.> > >> > > 73, Bill W6WRT> > > _______________________________________________> > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________> > > TowerTalk mailing list> > > TowerTalk at contesting.com> > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > >> >_______________________________________________> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________> >TowerTalk mailing list> >TowerTalk at contesting.com> >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > > __________ NOD32 2615 (20071024) Information __________> > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.> http://www.eset.com> > > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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