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Info on climbing towers < on 2/21/2021 12:50 AM > | Reply with Quote
I started climbing some transmission towers in the past few weeks and loving it. Just wondering if anyone has safety tips or can link me good information for workers climbing for repairs and such.
Re: Info on climbing towers < Reply # 8 on 2/25/2021 5:17 PM > | Reply with Quote
Above all else, DONT FUCK WITH AM RADIO. You can usually tell by the wood fence around the base instead of chain link, insulated foundation mount (rubber between concrete and the tower itself) and the insulators on the guy wires.
For TV and FM radio you're still gonna want to stay at least 100' vertically away from the broadcast antenna at the top. Also stay the fuck away from microwave emitters (the big cylindrical drums) for any length of time, climb past those fast they can heat your soft tissue like your eyes and testicles and cause problems that way. There are also smaller radio emitters that look like big car antennas just a big 1" thick stick mounted a foot or tow out from the tower, don't hang out near those either.
Wear a harness if for no other reason than it's nice to be able to clip into the ladder and take a break on your 1000-2500 foot climb. Wear high vis and a helmet and you're very unlikely to have anybody freak out. Also be aware that you are sharing these spots with your local BASE jumpers so you might not want to post it online, if a person will do a tower jump they will absolutely show up at your house if you ruin their "exit point"