[BC] Tower Climbing

[Mike McCarthy]

A climber who takes safety for granted is a climber which should stop/never 
climb again.

As in any task which is hazardous, a healthy does of pragmatism is 
necessary.  I know of some fearless guys and I know some fools.  The 
fearless guys have pocketed the fear factor, get around it, and practice 
safe working conditions.  The fools are those who have lost the fear 
completely or ignore it.  The latter are dangerous.

You will never eliminate all the accidents.  Some will happen...like this 
last one involving the headache ball.  You can prevent most of them by 
using simple common sense and paying attention to the conditions and what 
your mind is telling you.

MM

At 07:53 AM 6/30/2006 -0400, Cowboy wrote
>On Wednesday 28 June 2006 06:43 pm, JYRussell at academicplanet.com wrote:
>
> >    Most intelligent comment I'd ever been told by the experienced folks
> > was - If you're afraid of doing it, you'll get yourself hurt.... or worse
> > yet, you'll get somebody else hurt, or killed.  So if you're 
> "afraid"... as
> > opposed to " reasonably minful"...  it's time to quit climbing.
>
>  One of the hardest things I've ever done, is talk down a rookie who
>  froze at about 150 feet.
>  Once fear, then panic, takes over, the original purpose for climbing
>  at all becomes very secondary.
>  Suddenly, EVERYBODY, including ground crew, is at much greater risk.
>
>  If you're not comfortable climbing, then don't do it !
>  Too comfortable can be just as bad.
>
>  Saving your station a couple bucks may be noble, but don't be foolish.
>  Call one of us who does it.
>
>--
>Cowboy
>
>
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