[TowerTalk] Fwd: Climbing

[EdK0KLl]

Unless you are still smoking, in which case all the safety devices
are wasted effort ...

73!

ed K0KL


On 10/3/2014 10:20 PM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk wrote:
> Hi Dug,
> I thought this topic had come to and end. You are right, though; if you can free climb your tower you shouldn't climb it at all. The same way; if you can't drive a car without your seat belt you shouldn't drive at all.
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> Enough said.
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> 73 de,
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> Hans - N2JFS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ve5ra <ve5ra at sasktel.net>
> To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>; Mike via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Cc: Doug Renwick <ve5ra at sasktel.net>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 3, 2014 8:08 am
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing
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>
> Mike,
>
> It's good to hear from people who are realistic and have common sense.
>
> Free climbing has been around for thousands of years and will continue
> for many more.
>
> Some folks get all twisted and bent out of shape when free climbing is
> done.  Like all activities there are risks involved.  To have one
> death is unacceptable, but consider how many folks loose their lives
> driving, or falling off ladders, or in aeroplane crashes, every day.
> Yet these activities continue.  Life is terminal.  To end it
> prematurely is unfortunate, however one does their best to survive in
> this world.
>
> I am talking about climbing towers under say 150 feet.  I am not
> talking about working on high steel or working on thousand foot towers.
>
> I am much safer free climbing a secure tower than free climbing an
> unsecured extension ladder.  That ladder can wobble and slide to the
> ground ... crash.
>
> Free climbing should only be done by persons who:
> Are in excellent physical shape.
> Are not careless by nature.
> Are not tired.
> Are mentally focused.
> Are not risk takers.
> Are capable.
> Are not in a rush.
> Are experienced.
> Knows their safety eqiupment.
> Climb in suitable weather conditions.
>
> IMO some of the safety regulations are practical and others
> political.  Some regulations appear to try and protect even the
> incompetent and careless.  If we have the climber gorilla hooked in
> six different places with a full body harness tied off in ten different
> spots and a parachute attached to his butt, there is no way this person
> is going to fall and hurt themselves.  IMO some of these regulations
> are there to protect the regulators.  They can say we did everything
> possible to protect climbers so the responsibility is not ours.  Sure
> load the climber down with pounds and pounds of additional gear.
>
> IMO some of the issues are caused by the climbing industry
> themselves.  Asking climbers to work in unsuitable weather conditions,
> asking workers to hurry up, hiring workers that are careless by nature
> and so on.
>
> I am not recommending any climbing method.  You know how I climb.
> You do what is practicable and reasonable.
>
> As I have said many times before "If you can't free climb, you
> shouldn't be climbing at all".
>
> Doug
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