[TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident

[Chris]

Yeah that's it!

If the spring is at the top instead of the bottom then it serves as a shock load device to "cushion" the impact if you do fall.

Chris
KF7P






On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:23 AM, KD0Q-Glenn wrote:

> I have a safety cable on my tower and it makes ascent and decent safe and easy.  Wouldn't be without one.
> 
> Here's a photo that shows the cable mount at the top of the tower - http://s171.photobucket.com/user/gathorne/media/Tower/DSCF0498.jpg.html?o=33. The bottom is spring loaded to keep it tight.
> 
> 73, Glenn - KD0Q
> 
> On 9/18/2014 11:10, Chris wrote:
>> The slickest thing I've ever seen is a cable stretched tight from top to bottom of the tower, and the climber has a device that goes on the cable that only slides UP the cable.  It can't slide down, so if you fell it would hold fast.  This also gives both hands free for climbing.  I've never seen these on a ham tower though.  Lots of them in my neck of the woods on ski lift towers.
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>> Chris
>> KF7P
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>> On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:03 AM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk wrote:
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>>> Please enlighten me: when climbing with a gorilla hook, is there only one
>>> hook/lanyard used or are there two hook/lanyards used?
>>> 
>>> If two, wouldn't there always be one of the hooks attached to the  tower?
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Gerald K5GW
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 9/18/2014 8:49:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>>> xdavid at cis-broadband.com writes:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Yes,  you have indeed said that several times here before, and it was
>>> just as  ignorant a comment then as it is now.  Every time you unhook or
>>> hook  to the tower you only have one hand on the tower ... just exactly
>>> as you  only have one hand on the tower when you reach up while climbing
>>> ... the  difference being whether or not you are hooked in while that
>>> second hand  isn't on the tower.  How you can possibly believe that one
>>> hand on  the tower is safer than one hand on the tower PLUS one hook on
>>> the tower,  or that a free hand not on the tower is more reliable than a
>>> hook already  on the tower, is totally beyond me.
>>> 
>>> Dave    AB7E
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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
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