Try asking someone to go up with you. That will help you gain confidence.
When I wondered if I was too old to climb (20 years ago) I thought I might
ask my friend Jim, N5DC to go up for me. Then I suddenly realized he was
more than 10 years older than I!
Chuck W5PR
On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:52 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> This is what I do most of the time. I have a modest BX tower (HDBX48)
> and it is very uncomfortable to climb because of the X-bracing. In some
> instances, even if I climb it, I can't get to what I need to fix. I rent
> a lift form a local place that goes up to 57'. It's on a trailer, but is
> self-propelled so I can get it to the tower base. I level it and it's
> ready . It saves my legs and allows me to fix stuff that would otherwise
> be impossible even if I climbed the tower. If I rent it on a Friday
> afternoon, I get it for the whole weekend for a one-day price as long as
> I get it back around opening time on Monday. I still climb my tower
> from time to time for minor stuff, but for $270 a day that thing is the
> shiznits.
>
> Kim N5OP
>
>
> On 8/6/2017 6:38 PM, Dan Cisson wrote:
> > Mike,,, by far,, the easiest thing for you to do is hire a tree service
> with
> > a bucket truck ...Most of them will go to 60 feet
> > So, you can go up in the bucket to see what needs to be done,, and do
> some
> > of it yourself !!! Great Solution !! Dan N4GNR
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike
> > Ricketts
> > Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 6:07 PM
> > To: towertalk
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Climbing advice
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I was finally able to get my tower upright. It's 50' and 54' to the top
> of
> > the mast, freestanding. Nothing big by many of your standards, but it's a
> > city lot, so have some limitations.
> >
> > My problem is that I'm having difficulty climbing it. I used to climb,
> when
> > I was younger and a little less wise (teens), but it's been about 25
> years
> > since I've done it. I'm still plenty young enough to do this physically,
> > but just can't seem to get myself up high enough to be useful.
> >
> > I can easily pay someone to come out and do the work to get the antennas
> > and stuff up there, which is fine. However, i feel that I should at least
> > be able to do some of my own work for maintenance and such, and not
> always
> > paying someone to climb it for me.
> >
> > Do any of you climbers have any advice that could possibly help me get
> over
> > this thing in my head?
> >
> > 73,
> > Mike ND9G
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>
> Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
> SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
>
> /"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in
> practice, there is." //– Attributed to many people; it’s so true that it
> doesn’t matter who said it./
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