its only 100 feet, but its a shitty tower to climb, all angled, one of those tripod ones that suck when theyre wet. Ive slipped on this tower new as in this would be his first unattended climb since training im assuming its just a bad radio (flashing ubnt power supply, but could be a failed cable) on an omni
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Ken Hohhof via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > I would worry more about gusts than steady wind, especially for rope > work or complex positioning. Might need additional ground crew and > taglines, maybe a second climber. > > When you say new climber, how new? What kind of training/certification? > Ultimately you are depending on the climber to call it off if it’s not > safe, and a newbie might not have the experience to know when it’s not > safe. If you’re talking about today, at least it’s been way above freezing > the past 2 days, so the likelihood of rain freezing to the tower should be > minimized. > > Also, how high are you sending him? Big difference between 100 and 300 > feet. > > > *From:* That One Guy via Af <af@afmug.com> > *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 10:36 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] wind speed cut off for climbing > > fun wintery rain sleet snow mix, new climber 38mph wind gusts, ap outage > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Brian Sullivan via Af <af@afmug.com> > wrote: > >> Depends what i'm climbing for. Repair or upgrade? >> Is there rain/sleet/snow mixed with the wind? >> >> >> On 11/24/2014 10:31 AM, That One Guy via Af wrote: >> >> whats everybodys rule of thumb for cutting off climbing >> >> -- >> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that >> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you >> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not >> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >> >> >> > > > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
