Re: [RJmoney] cable ascender questions
The metal cables found on most anntenas will not be compatible with mountain climbing gear. You might be able to get a pair of jumars or gibbs ascenders or whatever onto the cable, but they will not hold onto the steel if you pump out and let go. I don't even think an old school prussik would work, steel is just too slippery. The anntena workers that clip into those cables use a totally different device. They actually have tower worker catalogs, I believe Klien Tools has one.
A more simple solution would be, get two daisy chains and two large carabiners. Girth hitch the daisy chains to your leg straps, or even better yet chest straps(with the carabiners on the other end. Climb a few rungs with the carabiner clipped onto the tower, clip in the next carabiner, unclip the previous carabiner, climb a few more rungs....repeat as neccessary. You'll get the hang of it quickly and it's pretty simple and cheap.
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