[TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident

[David Gilbert]

No ... he doesn't climb with safety gear.  He works on the tower with 
safety gear ... i.e., he clips his hooks in only after he has gotten 
where he is going.  He CLIMBS without safety gear.

Dave   AB7E



On 9/18/2014 11:11 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Thu,9/18/2014 9:46 AM, Doug Renwick wrote:
>> One of my short lanyards had locking mechanisms on the hook.  What I 
>> found
>> with experience is the locking mechanisms were more of a hazard than
>> without.  I found them so difficult to unhook with one hand.
>> My practice is to pay attention to your hooks to make sure you are 
>> locked in
>> and always, always test your belt to make sure it is going to hold 
>> before
>> you let your hands go.
>
> Note what Doug is saying -- he DOES climb with safety gear. What he 
> said about free climbing was for shock value (I hope). :)
>
> None of us is Superman, we're all getting older, our bodies fail us. A 
> few years ago, I was standing in my kitchen, felt faint, and collapsed 
> onto the floor. K4XS has described a similar event when he was on a 
> tower. He was hooked up, so he's alive to tell the tail, and I was too 
> close to the floor to get hurt.
>
> Free climbing is for fools.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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