[TowerTalk] Climbing advice

[Wayne Kline]

Mike,


   Not 100% what's triggering your fear,  IMO if is debilitating ... DO not Climb.

If  the tower is UP  try just going 20 ft at a time. building your confidence in the structure and    then in your Safety  Equipment .

To climb and work at height you need to be 110%  at ease have that be 20 ft. or 120 ft.

If your  "white  knuckled "   it's best IMO  to call it like it is ..

GL and remember this is a HOBBY   not the X games


Wayne W3EA


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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Mike Ricketts <mike.nd9g at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 6:07 PM
To: towertalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Climbing advice

Hello all,

I was finally able to get my tower upright. It's 50' and 54' to the top of
the mast, freestanding. Nothing big by many of your standards, but it's a
city lot, so have some limitations.

My problem is that I'm having difficulty climbing it. I used to climb, when
I was younger and a little less wise (teens), but it's been about 25 years
since I've done it. I'm still plenty young enough to do this physically,
but just can't seem to get myself up high enough to be useful.

I can easily pay someone to come out and do the work to get the antennas
and stuff up there, which is fine. However, i feel that I should at least
be able to do some of my own work for maintenance and such, and not always
paying someone to climb it for me.

Do any of you climbers have any advice that could possibly help me get over
this thing in my head?

73,
Mike ND9G
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