[TowerTalk] free climbing a 1700`tower

[Mark Robinson]

An interesting perspective. I am very fit. I have just trenched 25 feet of 
ground wire trench by hand.  I am 58 and weigh the same as I did when I was 
36 but I still chose not to freeclimb. It's just another risk that there is 
no need to take.


Mark N1UK

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WA3GIN" <wa3gin at comcast.net>
To: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra at sasktel.net>; "'Towertalk'" 
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, 18 September, 2010 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] free climbing a 1700`tower


> He isn't an idiot... he is different, has strong opinions, is skilled and
> has a good amount of luck.
> Climbing is dangerous even with all the safety gear we have these days.
>
> I didn't get the impression he was forcing his opinion upon anyone but 
> just
> adding his perspective.
>
> Is it possible to have a different opinion on this reflector without a 
> shit
> storm being created?
>
> I do think he has a point about being fit to climb. How many of us old 
> farts
> still climb when if not for the safety belt holding us on, we'd be 
> tumbling
> off?
>
> 73,
> dave
> wa3gin
>
> I love crank-up towers and articulated boom lifes ;-)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra at sasktel.net>
> To: "'Towertalk'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 7:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] free climbing a 1700`tower
>
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>> Hell, I have free climbed all my life and I am near 70.  The difference
>> between me and the rest is that I am in excellent physical shape.  I
>> have posted this in the past ... if you can't free climb then maybe,
>> just maybe you should not climb any more.  Call me an idiot if you like,
>> life is full of risks.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> The train doesn't stop here anymore.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> It's NOT the norm. He's an idiot.
>>
>> n4zkf
>>