[TowerTalk] Roswell Tower Accident

[David Calder]

http://elkriver.com/


The picture right on this homepage shows a retractable lanyard. It's the
easiest way to move
around once your where you want to do work. They offer real mobility over a
regular lanyard.
If you fall this thing will catch you.

One the way up, it the tower doesn't have a safety climb (wire) going up it.
A dual lanyard
attached to your back d-ring offers you the ability to stayed tied off at
all times while
climbing. It has two clips. Clip above you unclip below and climb until you
are about
out of reach of the one below, then do it again.

Dave n4zkf


 

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:25 PM
To: TowerTalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Roswell Tower Accident

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
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