[TowerTalk] climbing technique

[Charlie Gallo]

On 8/4/2009 Bob Smith wrote:

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> When I talk to people about climbing towers I always tell them " You 
> can get killed
> falling 5' or 500'".  However, if your careful and plan how and where you are
> going to climb, have the right equipment and have the ground support 
> you NEED for
> the job, everybody will go home happy and 'paid' to climb another day.

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I don't actually have all that much TOWER climbing experience, but "back when" I used to work the High Iron (worked for a company that built cranes and the like)

As we used to say to remind guys to wear their gear, and use it: "it doesn't matter if it's 30ft, or 300ft, the only difference is how long you fall before you die"





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