[TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:18:09 -0400
From: Wayne Kline <w3ea at hotmail.com>
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident

The story is a sad note for sure, and hopefully a learning   lesson for those who do climb.
 
I have been using a full body harness for a loooooog time . dual Lanyard's  fall arrest on the back D Ring
 
and a dual snap spreader  with a Gorilla hook   
 
I no longer FREE climb (  I would be hypocritical if  I claimed   I never DID .  I  normally step to the tower base   and adjust my strap lengths to the tower diameter lean back taunt  on them ... Un hook them and FREE CLIMB to the FIRST set of guys or side mount/tic ring.... )  
 
And I no longer climb ALONE .........
 
 
My  .02   
 
Wayne   W3EA   

##  Lemme get this straight.   You loop both lanyards around the entire tower... then climb up it ?   Another fellow several posts back stated he looped the lanyard around the entire tower, climbed up to 1st set of guy wires, then
attached a 2nd lanyad above the 1st guy station assy.... then un hooked the  1st lanyard below the assy.   A lottta good that does you...although I have seen it done by several folks here in town.    IF you fall, you will simply slide down the  side of the tower.... till you hit the ground..or one of  several  guy stations.  

Jim  VE7RF