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strokies
Jun 22, 2005, 4:24 AM
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I've been slacking in my yard between a basketball pole and a telephone pole. I noticed the other day that the telephone pole is leaning inward. I think it would be the end of my slacking and/or life if that pole fell. Is there any way the pole could fall?
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theledge
Jun 22, 2005, 4:49 AM
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We use telephone poles (of a slightly higher grade) on our ropes course. They are stabilized with cables for security but I have never seen any shift while doing my inspections. If the telephone/power guys felt a little lazy that day about digging or your soil really sucked I could see it falling over, but my guess would be that if you died in such an accident it was because God hates you. Btw how high are you on this pole? high lining? I would think that would be the only way to generate enough leverage.
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crazyakclimber
Jun 22, 2005, 5:52 AM
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You should probably quit because there is a good possibility of the pole falling on your head. Once, I had a freak slack lining incident when a telephone pole hit me in the head... Luckily I was wearing my helmet!!! :lol:
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ucfrockclimber
Jun 23, 2005, 6:44 PM
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nothing person crazyYak but uh why were you wearing your helmet while slacklining, unless you were high lining?
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crazyakclimber
Jun 24, 2005, 2:08 AM
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because the telephone pole was leaning a little inward so I was just a little bit concerned about the pole hitting me in the head... and sure enough! WAP! It nailed me in the noggin mate!
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strokies
Jun 24, 2005, 3:50 AM
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Thanks crazyyak, I have been wearing my helmet lately, I feel much safer. I am not highlining, I'm about 5 feet high. I feel safe about it now. I was just wondering if anyone had ever had one fall on their head, so now I have my answer. Thanks
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florissantti
Jun 24, 2005, 2:22 PM
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i have a power line pole here in this new place i'm at. i was looking at it the other day, and it's set up funky. the line it supports is sort of in a V forming about a 75 degree angle. the support wire is centered right in the middle of this V.
yeah, someone is an idiot.
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strokies
Jun 27, 2005, 7:28 PM
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Well, it doesn't matter now becuase the basketball pole bent over last night, so I won't be slacking there anymore.
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crazyakclimber
Jun 27, 2005, 10:05 PM
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DANG... That's hard core! where you wearing your helmet man? I never knew that slacking could be so intense.
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strokies
Jun 28, 2005, 8:35 PM
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Intense...yes, but thanks to you Yak, I only have a small scratch on my helmet, instead of a ditch in my melon.
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tgreene
Jun 28, 2005, 8:56 PM
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This is also why I never ride a bike without wearing a condom... :tinfoilhat:
ALWAYS USE PROTECTION! :righton:
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corpse
Jun 28, 2005, 8:57 PM
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I always thought 5 feet was a high line.
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duck
Jun 28, 2005, 9:31 PM
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For the record, poles are set far more shallow then you'd think. Most poles are set at 10%+2 feet.
Think about that hard.
Poles are balanced for load, that's why there's guy (Anchor) wires.
Also, the voltages on even little short poles are usually 8,200 Volts or better and will give you a freakish lobster style death.
I know a thing or two about high voltage ;)
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Fa310tx
Apr 24, 2009, 2:22 AM
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What about using a telephone pole for a top rope anchor? Obviously, I'm not talking about 10 hours a day, every day of the week, just a couple of hours here and there.
There's a spot that I've been looking at that doesn't have trees or big rocks, but there is a line of poles that run atop the cliff.
JJ
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NDKalltheway
Apr 24, 2009, 2:30 AM
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You'd still need 2 anchors, maybe three if you weren't sure of the pole. But if you had 3 anchors, you'd probably wouldn't be asking if you should/could anchor to the pole. I wouldn't feel very good about it, but I guess it depends on how desperately you want to climb. And as long as you don't take a big fall considering its a top rope I suppose the force on the pole would be low.
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Fa310tx
Apr 24, 2009, 3:03 PM
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NDKalltheway wrote: You'd still need 2 anchors, maybe three if you weren't sure of the pole. But if you had 3 anchors, you'd probably wouldn't be asking if you should/could anchor to the pole. I wouldn't feel very good about it, but I guess it depends on how desperately you want to climb. And as long as you don't take a big fall considering its a top rope I suppose the force on the pole would be low.
I figured a telephone pole would be quite strong, but I'll take your advice. The poles are in a row along the cliff, but they may not be close enough for roping on to.
JJ
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Apr 24, 2009, 3:16 PM
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If the owners of that pole find your rig attached to it you're gonna be buying a new pole and paying the wages of those who plant it.... about $1000 is my guess.
DMT
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acorneau
Apr 26, 2009, 3:25 AM
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dingus wrote: If the owners of that pole find your rig attached to it you're gonna be buying a new pole and paying the wages of those who plant it.... about $1000 is my guess. DMT
I'm guessing he means using the pole that is at the top of a cliff to rig a top rope anchor, not rigged at the top of the pole.
Why would he have to buy the owners a new pole if they caught him using it with a rope or webbing tied around the bottom?
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taydude
Apr 26, 2009, 5:11 AM
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NDKalltheway wrote: You'd still need 2 anchors, maybe three if you weren't sure of the pole. But if you had 3 anchors, you'd probably wouldn't be asking if you should/could anchor to the pole. I wouldn't feel very good about it, but I guess it depends on how desperately you want to climb. And as long as you don't take a big fall considering its a top rope I suppose the force on the pole would be low.
whoa seriously? If the pole is bomber, you probably don't need 2 anchors. If it's not, you shouldn't anchor to it b/c it's really big and you don't want to pull that down onto yourself.
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patto
Apr 26, 2009, 6:42 AM
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NDKalltheway wrote: You'd still need 2 anchors, maybe three if you weren't sure of the pole. But if you had 3 anchors, you'd probably wouldn't be asking if you should/could anchor to the pole. I wouldn't feel very good about it, but I guess it depends on how desperately you want to climb. And as long as you don't take a big fall considering its a top rope I suppose the force on the pole would be low.
Lol I find the redundant police hilarious. A decently thick telephone pole could happily take 100kN at the base I don't think the pole failing or high forces would be a problem.
I find the logic of redundancy in anchors funny when concerning trees and poles that if they failed would take the anchor down with it.
(though using 2 anchors might be necessary for correct positioning of the top rope)
Lol I love the
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Adk
Apr 26, 2009, 10:57 AM
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a thread brought back from the dead.
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