Heights

[ambo100]

How do you react to working at heights? What was it like before you started, the first time and now?

[silky fox]

Up is up....its all work position. Look after your gear and trust it.

[edwood]

I've only been climbing a year, I'm doing pretty good over all but when I knock the top out of a nice big Lombardy or something of a similar size it still gives me the willies, best way I find to cope with it is double check my gear make sure my rope and strop are right were I want them and make sure those final cuts are perfect as soon as that tops gone its just a nice clean chog down:)

 

 

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[Spruce Pirate]

Up is up....its all work position. Look after your gear and trust it.

 

I agree, but there's a big difference between 10' and 100' (90' to be precise). Personally I think there's a point beyond which it doesn't make any difference, probably over 60' up is the same as 100' up (never done anything over 100-120' up). I think the biggest thing is to get used to trusting your kit and tie in point.

[silky fox]

Anchorpoint is Vital...bomproof tie in point and its all good:thumbup:

[Rich2484]

I agree, but there's a big difference between 10' and 100' (90' to be precise). Personally I think there's a point beyond which it doesn't make any difference, probably over 60' up is the same as 100' up (never done anything over 100-120' up). I think the biggest thing is to get used to trusting your kit and tie in point.

 

When working with heights I have always been told (not tree work but with machines and platforms) you could be 10 feet or 110 feet, the outcome could always be bad.

 

Concentrate on what you are doing not where you are doing it.

[Spruce Pirate]

When working with heights I have always been told (not tree work but with machines and platforms) you could be 10 feet or 110 feet, the outcome could always be bad.

 

Yes, but you can still kill yourself falling off a kerbstone and no-one thinks about that when crossing a road. When it comes to climbing, so long as you've got good kit, know how to use it, trust it and can select an appropriate anchor you'll be fine. I still think everyone who climbs should have a healthy respect for heights, and that there is a mental aspect of working at height that most, if not all, of us have to get over at some point.

[Rich2484]

And you delete the last line of my post..............

 

I used to have a huge fear of going over ten feet. Now they don't bother me. Just get on with a job.

 

I know the gear is safe and with machine lifting I know that machine has past tests same as ropes and harnesses. Plus a good inspection first always eases the mind.

[gand]

Never really had a problem with heights as I started rock climbing at 10 year old. I remember when I was training, one lad was was quite happy climbing a 70ft or over tree, but first he went on spikes he couldn't get 8ft off the ground

[Stubby]

The thing I hate most is the top of the ladder .....