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What is a reasonable climb time for an 1100ft antenna?

it took me three hours once, then i found an A with an elevator.

1.5hrs/1300ft for an old man

I know a well shaped young man who did 1500 feet in 45 minutes. His long, smooth rippling thighs were tight as thorobred's afterwards.

wasn't the same young man (a redhead might I add) climbing without a rig and had to pass out for a few mins on the 900ft level ?

one hour. easy shmeesy.

45 min. but sometimes... takes longer when i enyoj the time and sunrise when i'm alone ;-)

James nathan halliday, god bless him, he once climbed 1680 ft of ladder in 38 minutes. Slambo recently did it in 41.

45 minutes or so should be ample to time to get up an 1100 footer at a casual/ normal pace.

wow, i did 1800' in 53 minutes back before i was injured and in shape. but hey, i got all you hosers beat cause it was at 4500' MSL to 6300'. our A out here is a 2000' ladder climb. yeah CO!

I average 50 mins for my 1000ft, but my firefighter buddy can do it in 20 mins...

look at my dick now. look how big it is.

and see how far i can piss? thats pretty far.

i have some jumping freinds out here in CO, and the first time the crew went out to our 2000' A, as we were gearing up, this kid spilled out that he was slider down. we all made a fuss until we were at 1200', and he was just passing 200'. slow fucker. we did a 2 way, but he was at 400, me at 1800.

I can do 1050 in 20mins
I once did 500 in 6 mins because my friends didn't want to wait for me at the bottom.

Gary

I don't know of professional rock climbers that can climb that fast.

dude, the elevator goes 1oo fpm... there is no way youre climbing that fast...

Dude its just a ladder, it's not rock climbing, come jump one of my As and i'll show you :)

I'm out of shape, smoke, and drink alot, and I can climb to 1000' in about 40-45 min.
but I haven't jumped an A in a while, so maybe not any more

Yea the key is its all mental. you have to be in the state of mind of ascension. I find that climbing shirtless allows my body to stay cooler, thus allowing me to climb faster.

40 minutes my ass! You're slow!


Yea tell me about it! Ya Lazy Bastard!

Coco

"It's a state of mind, it's that place where you lose yourself and you find yourself all at the same time..."

-bodi to special agent Johnny Utah.

I have > 300 antenna climbs, most to 1000' and some to 2000'. There is only one jumper I know of that could climb faster than the elevator. He built the 2000' tower we were on and he showed me by climbing the ladder while I rode the elevator.

I was clocked climbing a ~200' monopole (pegs) in 2:10 with about 20-30lbs of climbing gear and tools earlier this summer... it was pretty much a sprint tho and i had to stop at the top for about 5 minutes to catch my breath and let the dizziness die down before i could start working.

500ft in 6 minutes would be pretty damn impressive, but doable if you are in excellent shape and you aren't clumsy.

I was able to knock out 2 jumps in just under 20 minutes includeing stash time.

Antenna 300ft

1. First jump was 10 min from the time I started climbing to gear stashed.

2. Second was just under 8 min (I was warmed up) from the time I started climbing to gear stashed.

Total time on site a bit over 20 min.

How could someone claim to climb that fast to 1000 feet given that he weighs 210 pounds? It doesn't seem feasible to weigh that much and climb that fast.

That is impressive, I was on a 300 footer last night. The climb up was around 20 minutes. I am not in the best shape (not terrible though), and it was my first time on an outside climb, so that really didn't help. I was far more scared than I imagined.

The climb down was a little quicker (got winded out). But still painfully slow, as we were pretty exposed to passers-by.

Looks like I have to start climbing more ladders or working out or something. My arms are still killing me, I can't imagine climbing 2000'.

Andrew

get a rythem and use ur legs more... also stay close to the ladder.. wear knee pads

keep your arms straight, using your bonse and ligaments to support you, as opposed to a half bent arm, that is taxing your bicep every other rung...

grap step step grab step step grab step step

all while breathing evenly and deeply lke you were running for distance...

i dont see how you could do this close to the ladder tho.

and it also helps to hold the outside vertical part ...

Lets not forget that ALL guyed towers have 0 deg slope "straight up" vertical ladder, while many (if not most) freestanders ladders are sloped - and that makes a huge difference. Persnally I would consider 200ft in 10 mins a good time. IF its cold outside it really helps.

I'm a pretty skinny guy, and I climb *real* slow. It follows that the average heavy guy must climb much faster. QED.

Being in that state of mind is more of the soulful side of it. Its when you get to the top that you again live to get radical.

unless there is a bust potential, why rush?

heck, I climb slow, and thus bail on climbs BEFORE reaching the top. pausing and assessing should add to situational awareness. I prefer to sensing the wind at multiple levels than watch a wind drift...

pausing also lets a jumper see what the ground looks like at different heights.

why focus all your energy on the climb if the purpose is to jump?

bragging rights?

I suggest jumpers save "sprints" for objects they know quite well.

In the beginings of antenna, we used to climb slow and stop a lot to engage in intellectually bankrupt conversation in order to get good and scared. I could do the 1100 foot climb in about twenty minutes but we would usually take a couple of hours at least. Then we might hang at the top for a while also; weird huh???

That was exactly what there was, and why I wanted to rush. There was a pretty big bust potential at this object.


Some good points, that is actually what ended up happening. As I would stop to rest I would check out what was going on with the winds. Good idea to look at the landing area from different altitudes.

 

Yeah. So I've been meaning to say something and you're input makes for a great opportunity to finally do so (makes sense?)

If you're racing to the top on that particular A in the picture, and you miss your step because you don't have 3 supports (two arms/one feet etc.) you're done with. Even if you do have 3 supports, you might grab onto some birdshit (or God's spit if him and the misses aren' getting their groove on) and slip.

Stating the obvious in four words: seems kind of dangerous.

45 - 60 minutes. It's more about technique than fitness. Practice on smaller vertical ladders (like smokestacks or whatevers around) before committing to a big A climb if you aren't sure of yourself.

Is it really?

We have an 1100 footer by my house. It has catwalks at 350 and 700 and another little platform at about 550. I've never climbed higher than 350.
I've thought about going higher, but it just never seems worth it. Maybe if I was doing gainers and flips and all that, but I'm not. 350 takes me about 25 minutes. I can't see where it's worth it to climb another hour for an extra couple seconds of freefall when I'm just going to go off flat and stable anyways.
I might be more likely to climb all the way up if it was daytime and nice weather with some friends, but I'm by myself a lot lately and it's always at night and it's cold here. Guess I'm just a big fat pussy.

I think you and faber would get along great...

It is very surreal watching an antenna wiz by you after about 3 sec. That is, if you are comfortable enough looking between your legs during freefall. Ground rush is much more intense at high speeds/low pulls.
As one of my good friends always says, "Having a big A and climbing up to 300 is like having a Porsh, and driving a Yugo..."

Oh, and by the way, if you BASE, you are NOT a pussy. Maybe a dumbass, but not a PUSSY..;P

You are not a big fat pussy, my average height from all my jumps is sub 300, I have done 3000ft, 700ft and 500ft but to be honest, I prefer the sub 300ft range....

 

I climb steady at 100'/3min

I weigh about 210 pounds too.... I also happen to be 6'7" and in good shape. Besides, Ladder rungs/pegs seem so much closer together when you have longer arms/legs...

210 lbs doesnt necessarily mean "fatass". Maybe Gary is also a tall lurpy-assed mofo monkey like myself? (or maybe your right and he is full of shit... who knows?)

If you are just using a carabiner to clip into the safety cable, dont expect it to do anything if you fall other than ensure that you hit your chin on every rung on the way down. Those rubber "stoppers" every 40 feet are not stoppers at all... they are intended to hold the cable close to the ladder so the wind doesn't blow it around. If you fall 40 feet onto one of those, it will just rip right off and you'll go on thru the next one.

However, if you're that worried about safety on the climb up, look into getting a safety climb device that will actually catch you if you fall...

edit: i suck at clickies

http://www.capitalsafety.com/...ls&ProductId=309

That the one?

funny thing,i dont rember we jumped together,but hey i dont rember beeing in a 200fter..

Usaly i do 400ft in 15-20mins(15 if im paranoid,after a bust jump off the same A,and i think i just saw a police car-Sorry Nikolaj,hope the sorry beer were good)

I have this 1000fter that i still(after a bust jump) can jump during the day,i climbed the top 2 times,i have no idea about the time,but one thing im sure.. im only doing it once again(promis to Niklas,if he gets his fat arse down here)..

I can do a 150fter pretty fast thrugh

feel free to pop by anyday

aslong your wet its ok by me

I do belive i once saw a post telling that your the TM in your avatar so please take the above as a joke(well the pussy part atleast)

I know one jumper who did a 330ft climb in 7 minutes, and another jumper who regularly did 6-7 minutes to 400ft, so maybe you should shape up....

did he/she stop BASEjumping and took up marton or other extremesports instead?

I was told the same info a couple of days ago...that you need an actual fall arrestor (if that is the right term) on the cable as well as a shock absorbing tie in.

I believe it's called a sliding wire rope grab.

I know, but it gives me that warm fuzzy feeling when I climb... and that's all I really want out of it.

Was that vertical ladder or slanted?

I've done 320ft non stop and it took about 8 mins, on a vertical ladder. My best tall climb was 1200ft in about 50 mins. The trick is to keep your chest close to the ladder and use your legs, not your arms. you shouldn't reach with your hands any higher than your shoulders. They're there to keep your chest close, not to pull you up the ladder. I'm older now though and prefer the 2000ft ride that takes 20 mins. 40 to 50 mins to 1100ft is a better than average time in my opinion

worldsocold: I don't know of any device that clips into that cable that actually aids the climber... in fact the cable is only meant as a backup anyway... you never want to intentionally hang from it unless you are doing a safety test a few feet above the ground.

hydroguy: these fall arrestors are designed to be connected via a single 4-5" carabiner to a climber's chest D-ring (on a full-body harness). This keeps the arrestor at a maximum of ~9 inches from the body, so no shock absorber is required.

Like almost any other product in the tower industry, they are ridiculously expensive (~$400). I've been told that they can be found on ebay for around $50 though.

While I have no problem with freeclimbing, I've noticed that I can climb faster and higher when I'm clipped in, because I dont have to worry about falling. When I freeclimb, I subconsciously grip the ladder tighter and take extra care to have a good grip, so my climbing is less efficient than if I just clipped in.

It all depends how fit you are, and what techneeque you are using. Also how the Antennas look.

Up here in Sweden the antennas are safe but a hassle to climb.

But Ill say in US the average time to climb 1100 ft should be around 40 minutes if you are normally fit.

ABout 30 minutes if you are a good antenna climber.

/martin - Team Bautasten

as we meet one day,let me rember to let you carry my rig on the way up,that should slow you down abit,and give me the chance to get up aswell before you faal asleep

Not all of us are monkeys.. i were built to fall down from them things not to climb them..

Even though it was 2 jumps in a row, it was on a slight slant. I have climbed to 470 in 10min, though. But as others have mentioned I'd rather tone the climb speed down a tad.

you guys do like Faber, stop climbing after 200ft

Do you also wear your jean frayed boy shorts while climbing shirtless? That doesn't sound very radical, Slambo. It sounds more like soulful and gay.

Yea, you only live to get radical shirtless in your boy shoots.

45 in good weather.

Yea but i am still radical.. you only wish that i wore those shorts more often, dont you? Actually I borrowed them from the moderator of this forum, and liked them so much i never gave them back. anyway i gotta go im getting radical again...

awesome response. it takes me an hour to climb our 450' A. every 60' or so there's a platform and i stop at every one of them to rest, assess, and ask myself what the fuck am i doing

btw notice a couple of responses mentioned temperature, i love climbing in the cold, its gonna be upper 30's in texas tomorrow night, sweet. whats the coldest temps any of ya'll have jumped in?

One of the guys posting to this board has subzero naked BASE. Maybe he'll tell the story.

because winds change with time

I have experienced very different wind conditions on two jumps, 30 minutes apart, from the same antenna.

In fact, a few times now I came close to jumping two different sectors of the same antenna on the same night.

part of the joy of having two rigs, I suppose...

I have a friend that constantly jump slider up from 120 meters (380 ft) Because he allways have the intetion fo climbing high with us to 1000 ft. But he gets very tiered and lacy and decides to do a jump from a lower platform.

;)

 
Last winter, we climbed a 95 meter (around 310ft) freestander in -28 celcius (-18 or -19 F) weather.
Climbing was good, if only it wasn't for that 20 minutes we had to wait for the police patrol to move from below the A, while we were half way up the ladder.

Didn't get caught, didn't freeze, had a nice jump, twas all good.

/AV

P.s. Hyvä et lähettii

OK its not an antenna.....but 400Ft in 4mins(ish)
This vid just makes me feel a little dizzy....and a little sick as well...

http://youtube.com/...=related&search=

 

But hey. I can say that Im climbing fast because of one reason. Tecnique, nothing else. My friend is quite big, but with muscles. It doesnt matter. I have seen very fit guys climb slow and they get very tiered.

If you climb with good tecneque and with the right mindset you can go fast. Its like running 20 Km, you have to use all tecneque you can find to make it.

Thats Dan Olden, He is dead now.Supricinly not from freeclimbing, but from cool kingswinging in the carlifornian valley with old ropes.

But hell man that was some fast climbing. my god!

Something tells me he did that rout a coupple of times.

Dan Osman. I'm glad he's getting more notoriety.

I read a rope failure report that was done by Chris Harmston at Black Diamond. Apparently NPS said that no one was allowed to touch the ropes, but they were just leaving the ropes there and not retreiving them to investigate, so some climber got the ropes and sent them to Black Diamond. The guy at black diamond has amazing credentials, material engineering degree and lots of rope experience, and his conclusion was that the ropes were in outstanding condition (he said he would have climbed with them), but that Dan choosing a new launch point caused a rope to cross that the system wasn't designed for and it rubbed (nylon on nylon) and melted through.

I don't know how he would have known for sure that Dan chose a new launch point, but I had read that before on a forum about the incident. Hopefully the DZ local that was on Dan's crew will read this report and let us (or atleast me) know what he thinks of it.

http://adventureguides.com.au/...ilure%20Analysis.pdf

old ropes had nothing to do with dan OSMONs death. he messed up an exit point for a ROPE JUMP, and crossed lines. to many climbers read the warning labels on there 60meter climbing ropes and think they know everything about nylon and the way it reacts.

I'm pretty sure is Osman. I searched osman and osmond on google and the majority returned stuff under osman, i did find one under osmond though.

I just noticed that my rope incident report link wasn't working. The link is at the bottom of this wiki page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Osman

Edit to add: "Dan Osman's Rope Failure Analysis - Possible cause for his death" under External Links

sorry, your right. my bad. i have a habit of a d after that name

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