Just a few recommendations. Take what Jesse says below to heart. Always watch where you're going, not where you've been. Step lighter, your knees will thank you in years to come, your hooks will set themselves under your weight. Bucksqueeze, jelco, etc, belts don't lend themselves to you learning a rhythm in your climbing... mostly, relax, love what you do, and why you do it. I've been 40+ years in the trade, and I still learn to this day. Good luck.
I’m retired now, in the trade 43 years, 70 years old and can still climb. Just some friendly advice, look up, watch where you’re going, don’t watch your feet. Step into your hooks, don’t kick them into the pole so hard, as someone else said your weight will set your hooks. When my generation of Journeymen broke in, we weren’t allowed to use our safety straps to hitch hike up the pole, no such thing as Bucksqueze or Jelco fall restraints. When you free climb you develop the rather it takes to climb efficiently, the new rules don’t allow that. My advice is to take your time, it’s not a race. When I was coming up I was always in a hurry going up the pole, getting the job done, rushing down the pole etc…. One old timer who took me under his wing told me something that I never forgot, he said “ kid why you in school a rush, take your time, take a look down the road, when you get done on this pole, there’s always another one”.
You said “you’re good when you’re looking down”. You should get in the habit of looking straight up when you climb. Don’t even look at your feet. You want to make sure everything is ok up top when you’re climbing energized poles. 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
I’m in this program as well about to comp off on my segment 1 climbing comps. I personally like your flip step rhythm and gonna focus on my own technique the next I climb.
Nice job... To bad no more free climbing changes game... Back in that day Williams ll James IBEW local 94 international NJ Climbed 55'-65' poles 7 times in row with continuously, 360 at top, middle and bottom
@@dougdiplacido2406 so says the hitchhiker. Linework used to be ALL climbing. If you weren’t a good climber, you weren’t a good lineman. End of quote. And it still holds true.
You did great for a newbe. Thanks for sharing your experience.
@@dougdiplacido2406 of course brother
Just a few recommendations. Take what Jesse says below to heart. Always watch where you're going, not where you've been. Step lighter, your knees will thank you in years to come, your hooks will set themselves under your weight. Bucksqueeze, jelco, etc, belts don't lend themselves to you learning a rhythm in your climbing... mostly, relax, love what you do, and why you do it. I've been 40+ years in the trade, and I still learn to this day. Good luck.
I’m retired now, in the trade 43 years, 70 years old and can still climb. Just some friendly advice, look up, watch where you’re going, don’t watch your feet. Step into your hooks, don’t kick them into the pole so hard, as someone else said your weight will set your hooks. When my generation of Journeymen broke in, we weren’t allowed to use our safety straps to hitch hike up the pole, no such thing as Bucksqueze or Jelco fall restraints. When you free climb you develop the rather it takes to climb efficiently, the new rules don’t allow that. My advice is to take your time, it’s not a race. When I was coming up I was always in a hurry going up the pole, getting the job done, rushing down the pole etc…. One old timer who took me under his wing told me something that I never forgot, he said “ kid why you in school a rush, take your time, take a look down the road, when you get done on this pole, there’s always another one”.
You said “you’re good when you’re looking down”. You should get in the habit of looking straight up when you climb. Don’t even look at your feet. You want to make sure everything is ok up top when you’re climbing energized poles. 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
I can't believe we used to do all that stuff with just an old school brown belt. No fall protection!! Love my EZ Squeeze!!
I thought it was carabiner pointing out?
Disclaimer, I was still learning how to climb and stay in proper adjustment.
I’m in this program as well about to comp off on my segment 1 climbing comps. I personally like your flip step rhythm and gonna focus on my own technique the next I climb.
Nice job... To bad no more free climbing changes game...
Back in that day Williams ll James
IBEW local 94 international NJ
Climbed 55'-65' poles 7 times in row with continuously, 360 at top, middle and bottom
same
I retired after 45 years of free climbing every pole I was climbing. My last day was when we were required to use this new climbing system.
Yulia supervisor manager from PSEG she knows of him
much easier to throw the skid if it wasn't so tight, try only having 2 or 3 teeth in rather than all of them.
Taller than i thought, but ok nonetheless
So happy I learned how to free climb, none of this bs.
You’re still taught it . This isn’t bullshit lol it saves lives, you just sound dumb
Free climbing is for idiots that don't care if they get to go home after work.
@@dougdiplacido2406 so says the hitchhiker. Linework used to be ALL climbing. If you weren’t a good climber, you weren’t a good lineman. End of quote. And it still holds true.