[TowerTalk] Climbing advice

[J. Hunt]

Ive been doing tower work >30 years and plan on at least another 15 years.
Heights don't bother me, was at a 600' + agl level about a month ago.
Yes - I use full OSHA gear, have the training/credentials/physical strength. 

But seriously though, if anyone has doubts on heights, please do not climb towers or anything else.
Tower work is a very dangerous profession.

Cheers,
James
ki5dq
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On Sun, 8/6/17, Steve Maki <lists at oakcom.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing advice
 To: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
 Date: Sunday, August 6, 2017, 7:53 PM
 
 Advice I got while in my teens, and it's stuck with me (I'm now 68), is  don't look down while you're climbing.
 Look straight ahead, think about  where  hand is going, that's all. and while you're working, think 
 about what you're doing; the task at hand. That's all. Of course you'll  need to look down to your ground crew, etc., at
 some point, but if you  make it to your working height and get a breather, you'll be fine. If  not, call it a day on your climbing
 days.
 
 -Steve K8LX
 
 On 8/6/2017 18:07 PM, Mike Ricketts wrote:
 > 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?
 
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