[SixClub] Tower Climbing Video

[Chris Boone]

Freehanded climb is permitted ONLY when it is necessary and hookup is not
viable (like going over an ice bridge or antenna they cannot get
around)...otherwise, you use a climbing/safety fall line (mounted on shorter
towers and water towers in a lot of places) or have two contacts (hooks,
etc) at all time.....feet and hands don't count....The engineer who runs a
local tank inspection company confirmed that...OSHA says thou shall hook up

The guys who climbed Empire State Bldg on one of the cable channels worked
for ERI (a well known broadcast antenna builder)...they stated they had to
be hooked except for the ice bridge which sticks out 3 feet from
center..they HAD to go freehand then...and this was at midnight too!!

Chris
WB5ITT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sixclub-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KA2AEV at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:53 PM
> To: sixclub at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Tower Climbing Video
> 
> Then the video is wrong because they state in the audio that Freeclimbing
> is NOT against
> OSHA rules!
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 9/15/2010 11:53:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> Cboone at earthlink.net writes:
> 
> AND it  was taken down because of possible liability issues...
> Go to the OLE home  page and there is a link to the BLOG at the top that
> explains  why...
> (the climber was doing FREEHAND below the tower top...against OSHA
> rules!!)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:  sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sixclub-
> >  bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chris Boone
> > Sent: Wednesday,  September 15, 2010 9:38 PM
> > To: 'World Wide Six Meter Club'
> >  Subject: Re: [SixClub] Tower Climbing Video
> >
> > Video is  copyrighted by TheOnlineEngineer.org
> >  http://www.theonlineengineer.org/v20/Videos/swth.html
> >
> >  Chris
> > WB5ITT
> > Society of Broadcast Engineers Member
> > And  Ive been on 2000 footers...but rode the elevator up ;)
> >
> > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net  [mailto:sixclub-
> > > bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Roger  (K8RI)
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 7:05 PM
> > >  To: sixclub at mailman.qth.net
> > > Subject: Re: [SixClub] Tower Climbing  Video
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/15/2010 7:46  PM, Donald Dubuque W4DJD wrote:
> > > > Video has been  removed
> > > Why'd they do that?
> >
> >
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