[TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident

[David Gilbert]

I use two hook/lanyards on my full body harness while climbing. One is 
always connected to the tower, which is why VE5RA's comment makes ZERO 
sense to me.  There can be no rational argument that a free hand is 
safer than a hook already in place.

Dave   AB7E


On 9/18/2014 9:03 AM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk wrote:
> 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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