[TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident

[Tom Osborne]

Doug - how can you free climb and not have only one hand on the tower?  
Every time you release your hand to move it up the tower you only have 
one hand on the tower.  What if that hand slips?

That sounds scary to me.  Maybe that is why I don't climb towers or 
trees any more.  73
Tom W7WHY



On 9/17/2014 8:42 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:
> I have said this many times before.  If you can't 'free climb' then you
> SHOULD NOT be climbing at all.  The use of a gorilla hook has it's place -
> for resting or at the work station.  But IMO it should not be used to assist
> the climb!  Every time you have to hook and unhook the gorilla hook it means
> you only have one hand left on the tower.  That to me is unsafe.  With free
> climbing, both hands are available to grab the tower.  If you can't free
> climb - don't climb.
> Doug