[TowerTalk] Climbing advice

[Mike Ricketts]

Thank you all for the advice.

Just to put this out there. I am using a full harness, with the double
lanyard attached to the back and an adjustable positioning lanyard (webbed
nylon or polyester, not leather or rope). Wearing boots, gloves, etc.

I know the harness is good and just a lend safe, it's just and just a lend
out being comfortable up there. It seems to be the worst when and just
blend out teaching the positioning lanyard through the tower. I try to
avoid looking down, but have found myself looking up and seeing how far I
have left to go and decide I might and just a lend out teachings well just
go down. I'll try to avoid that and just look ahead.

73
Mike ND9G

On Aug 6, 2017 5:07 PM, "Mike Ricketts" <mike.nd9g at gmail.com> 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?
>
> 73,
> Mike ND9G
>