On 4/3/02 8:13 PM, Steve Litwins at litwins@badsector.com wrote:
>Somebody mentioned that some types of shoes are not good for climbing. What
>are the good types? I suspect the old pole climbers and tree climbers are
>not good for towers. The last time I climbed towers I used hard-soled
>sneakers with large deep tread. Good...bad??
Head out to WalMart and find the work shoes section. Find shoes with a
solid steel shank. You can buy a pair for less than $25. I did. They are
a sorta ugly black running shoe, but they pay for themselves within two
minutes of being on a tower rung.
Climbed the tower the other day and got to 12 feet high before I realised
I forgot to change my shoes. Fortunately, it was a short climb.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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