Their using a safety hook. Look at the video and you will see that each time he moves up he moves the hook for his safety line. The Tool Pouch is attached to him from behind. And each time he takes a break, you can see the safety hook and the safety line.
I cringed when I saw this video, but I did see the tech take all necessary precautions, too. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Maglinger, Paul <[email protected]>wrote: > I’ve worked in bucket trucks that went up 30-45 feet, but 1786 feet and > no safety harness? Nope. > > > > *From:* Malcolm Reitz [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:31 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Tower Climbing > > > > No, no, no – 1786 times no – I could not do that. Free-climbing to the top > of that tiny pole? I’ve climbed sailboat masts and that took all I could > manage. > > > > I love the way the announcer says “this is the tricky part” when the guy is > about 1770 feed up already. > > > > -Malcolm > > > > *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 29, 2010 17:09 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Tower Climbing > > > > That makes my hands sweaty. > > > > *From:* Bob Hartung [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:02 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Tower Climbing > > > > We have a pair of 70' towers that we have our wireless bridges mounted on. > I think they're really tall. I'd never go up them. Then I see a video like > this to put things in perspective. > > www.break.com/index/climbing-a-1786-tall-tower > > > ---------------------- > > Bob Hartung > Wisco Industries, Inc. > 736 Janesville St. > Oregon, WI 53575 > Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 > Fax: (608) 835-7399 > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
