i've seen this before. And I was reterrified again
I second that!
Silvereagle: What do you mean by "not tolerated"? Did OSHA ban free climbing? Do towers now have a built in static line or something? I would
think that you have to unhook at some point. Just curious is all..
My hats off to you and the folks that do this for a living
SS Turbine 17m
SS Rally 14m
SS Rally 12m
SS RPM 10m
SS Rally 8m
SS Rally 6m
FS Speed 3 15m dlx
FS Peak 2 6m
Ozone Frenzy 9m
Ozone Access XT 6m
PL Farc 1200
What I ride:
Home brew buggy
Volkl race tiger DH 210
Dynastar DH 218
Blizzard Cochise 185
Steepwater 179 twin tip
Aboards Reverse 161
With modern lanyards and safety climb systems you can stay 100% tied off to most modern towers.
A blatant witnessed incident of free climbing can get you caned, your company kicked off a job, ext, ext.
But there are the .001% times when you jest half to get it done
The Tower Industry tried to beat OSHA to the punch on setting safety standards in the late 90s (roughly).
I've always wondered what it would be like to fly a trainer kite from the top of one of those towers. Without a ground for the kite to collide with,
it would be interesting to see how the kite flies below the pilot's altitude as opposed to above.
There are seven massive radio towers clustered together that I can see outside my house, but don't ask me to test that kite experiment out myself.
I've got some college work to do. :duh:
Pansh Ace 5.0 X2
North Husky 6.0
PL Guerilla 13, 18
PL C-Quad 2.3, 3.2, 4.2
Home made Rat Buggy
Libre V Max on barrow Plus wider taller sand tires & bigfoot front end
Blades Of Death, \"thanks Fran\"
I did stuff like that in my younger days without even thinking, now I have to sneek up on the top step on the porch just to get in the house.:o
I have a t-shirt that says "KNOw FEAR". Shows a hole in the ground the shape of a body with some lines coming out of the hole tied onto a parachute.
At the head of the hole is a head stone with RIP on it.
Enjoy it while you can..........
Appex buggy, Libre hardcore buggies.
Flexboardz. Blokarts.
PKD Century Soulflys. NPW's. Nasa Stars.
A few other less flown oddballs,
Line sets from 10" to 328" or 2m to 100m.
worlds only AQR that works.
North American distributor for PKD.
"Kite Bugging is not an addiction until you try to quit".
Silver how would I go about getting a job doing something like that in Oregon?:
\"Well we are all hurtling around in 3 wheeled, tip over prone, non crash tested vehicles with no brakes that we steer with our feet. Just
sayin\'.....\" --heliboy50
Hey Silver, My oldest boy Tyler Kenley works as a tower tech in VA, Know him? works for D Treds I think
http://www.facebook.com/mike.kenley http://www.youtube.com/user/mdkenley1
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PKD Buster Soulfly 2.2, 3.3
PKD Buster Soulfly Pro 3.3
PKD Century II 2.8, 3.5, 4.5, 6.7, 10.0
PKD Combat 3.5
PTW Playa Buggy For Sale
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Anything over 30 feet is usually lethal if ya step off so the height thing was always kind of moot for me but those first two sections were a white
knuckle ride every trip. IMO, Hot Mop roofing is a helluva lot more dangerous. What bothered me was the gusty days. I don't usually get sea sick but
working through a blow on a tower did it to me every time. I think we had 3 trips up to T Site above McMurdo that the weather as calm. The rest of the
time the whole array was singing. Besides, nothing breaks when it's calm and sunny.
Ken Shaw
Riding the wild sastrugi of the Sonoran Desert
Flexifoil : Blurr 3.5m, 5m
HQ : Beamer IV 5m : Montana V 9.5m : Crossfire II 3m
Ozone : Haka 5m : Cult 2.5m : Flow 2m : Imp 1.5m
Peter Lynn : Core 6.7m, 5.1m, 4m, 3m
Revolution : Speed series Blast : 1.5 SLE
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My hats off to you and the folks that do this for a living
