I learned to climb from an old retired lineman. Well I forgot to put on gloves and of course cut out from about 10 feet or so. Splinters all in my hands, bad. He took me home, poured me about a cup
2024-12-18 20:28:26
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Ken Gallo338 :
I fell from the transformer level and landed flat on my back. Never touched the pole in way down. Got lucky, wasn’t hurt. 2001
2024-12-20 15:48:22
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lineman1_85 :
I understand the safety side of the fall restraint belt, but I feel like the trade died a little when the fall restraint came out.
2024-12-18 23:19:27
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Doomscrolling :
I blame it on wearing rubber gloves while climbing
2024-12-18 20:37:01
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nick_walsh4 :
Clipped my secondary into my breakaway hook transitioning down on a pole that already had 2 buckets on it, fell ~25 feet broke my back pretty bad but back to work now, lesson learned lmao
2024-12-19 17:37:54
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Sparky.Tex :
I learned with one single leather belt and had to unclip and throw around secondaries and neutral. Kind of insane when I think back about, lucky I never fell.
2024-12-19 00:30:54
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Kayla Bennett :
I was in climbing school and watched someone burn the pole with the buck squeeze. He didn’t keep the contour. He was eat up from belt to chin. I was 16ft up and couldn’t get down fast enough 😅
2024-12-19 18:04:45
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@clatymorr :
we always said the fall wasn't that bad it's that sudden stop at the bottom that hurts
2024-12-18 18:43:42
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user5250807069041Bob’ :
We Free climbed through the entire 70s whenever even had a bucket till 1980
2024-12-18 21:02:31
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SFC Retired :
Good story
2024-12-19 02:46:18
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Tom Lyons35 :
Good story buddy!!
2024-12-18 21:13:03
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A Few Clicks Low :
@Goody I want to think that me and you could sit around and tell tales like this for hours! Lol
2024-12-18 18:40:47
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Garrett Huggins :
😂😂😂
2024-12-18 22:32:58
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GENUINEJAKE01 :
took a similar fall from the neutral on a 40! Hit the fresh dirt that pitched me into a backroll. Sprung back up and kept walking to the next pole😂 Yes it hurt. No I didn't let the guys know it.
2024-12-18 19:28:55
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Emory Harris :
Single bucket high rangers in the 80’s where the workhorses
2024-12-20 02:21:01
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bluey :
Burned a couple myself buck squeeze was brand new in my last few years it looked like a pain to use to me but it would be nice if we had them!!
2024-12-19 04:05:36
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Tferg2612 :
Been there done that, still have the splinters.
2024-12-18 22:26:15
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