Instructing my girlfriend on climbing a wood pole.
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@chaseme818718 жыл бұрын
marry her.........
@lageorgetrotter347810 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video!!! I've been watching a lot of videos on pole climbing but I have not really seen any mistakes or just amateur climbers. Watching this gave me insight on what not to do and how to fix the mistake. I have pole climbing school all next week and wanted to get a head start by watching and learning. Thanks for the quality video!
@rubroken7 жыл бұрын
Good luck, it's a great job
@scatoutdebutter3 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly!
@lageorgetrotter34783 жыл бұрын
@@scatoutdebutter I forgot I even commented this! But to give a testimony years later it’s super easy just always remember to be safe while doing it. I’ve seen some guys have some terrible accidents over the years
@scatoutdebutter3 жыл бұрын
@@lageorgetrotter3478Thanks for the word. I'm an amateur tree climber with some spikes but I haven't used them yet.... I stumbled on this watching videos on using the "stick trick" for measuring the height of a tree
@rednoseroyce11 жыл бұрын
I like how positive you both were, and most girls say they cant do something before they try but she had trust
@KANDAM80810 жыл бұрын
You're a really good teacher, very patient. This is very cute too.
@maffysdad8 жыл бұрын
aww, she did good considering the equipment hadn't been sized for her... Kudo's to her for being such a sport :-D
@JoeSmith-zv9my3 жыл бұрын
I climbed my first pole in '89. Burned a few. I hitchhiked a few times but preferred free hand. It's all about leaning back and keeping your weight pushing into the pole.
@paulkovacic36866 жыл бұрын
Fun video, not as easy as it looks. Retired lineman, got out before bucksqueeze and glad I did
@Vfr_9 ай бұрын
Bucksqueeze is awesome
@russweezy9 жыл бұрын
I need to let my wife try so she can understand what I go through on a daily basis.
@brianpayne24786 жыл бұрын
russweezy not sure why you allow that, better watch out, she’ll start thinking she can do it better than you
@edwardbaker133110 ай бұрын
When I first went to pole climbing school 55 long years ago, we began with simple poles ten feet tall and it was strickly hand over hand so we could concentrate on learning the angle of gaffing. Maybe modern safety standards require learing with a belt right from the beginning. I don't know if this is best.
@oak41511 жыл бұрын
coming down has always been the hardest part for me ever since I slid 10 feet down a diamondback (treated pole). Getting the shivers just thinking about it.
@YumYum8203 жыл бұрын
Yikes
@samsmith67912 жыл бұрын
I don't know, for me coming down has always been easier. Feels like you're just falling into the pole and the gaffs go in really good. Just a question of preference!
@johnarizona38209 жыл бұрын
Good job! Baby Steps, Never hug the pole or you might burn it.
@platoon-mg1qv4 жыл бұрын
👍good job for being her first time.. hope you guys are still together after 9 years of this video. Cheers 🍻
@erintyres36092 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of potential for trouble. It looks like one slip would lead to a long sliding fall.
@aylaharper66510 жыл бұрын
I'm a female who used to climb. I belted off when I got up to the top. :-) It's all about relaxing.
@drroberthhaskell241110 жыл бұрын
Yep never belt in till you are done climbing. Unless you like eating splinters.
@Elfnetdesigns9 жыл бұрын
Ayla Harper No kidding me too, but I climb radio towers, Nothing is better than belting off at 400 feet and taking in the scenery.
@deanreynolds78259 жыл бұрын
+Ayla Harper WE never used a safety belt to climb....we had street signs stop signs and other obstacles' to get over. The army trained me in 1958 and the safety was used only after reaching the work area..
@tumbleweedking56688 жыл бұрын
Its all fall arrest osha required. Takes forever on cluttered poles.
@jonathanfp1238 жыл бұрын
in the uk we get an ass kicking for free climbing. have to have a choker belt on that chokes round the pole if you slip so you only go a couple feet. and once in position you have to put a fall arrest lanyard on as well! well, that's what happens in safety inspections anyway..
@danielbab38884 жыл бұрын
She climbs better than half the kids nowadays
@benevolent2077 Жыл бұрын
okay goofy loser boomer
@fredcampbell92376 жыл бұрын
In the Army the belt was used when you got to the top. It wasn't used to climb. Just used to keep you in place so hands were free to work.
@FGILL27 Жыл бұрын
Took my Wife out last weekend to do the same thing. She loves it. Great video . 👍🏻❤️
@BonusHole8 ай бұрын
My wife loves climbing my pole also. Whodhavethunkit...
@pmckinlay65310 жыл бұрын
Climbing spurs still looks mad weird to me. All our pole climbing is ladder-to-platform stuff...
@ioanniszorgianos52997 жыл бұрын
In Greece they use a curved piece of metal on each of their foot which goes arround the pole. Much easier and there is no need to hit the pole. The same human weight prevents the curved metal from slippery on the pole.
@zacharydavis24847 жыл бұрын
Ioannis Zorgianos iv seen them and always wanted to try them but they look a little more clumsy
@ioanniszorgianos52997 жыл бұрын
On the ground maybe, but on the pole they are super secure.
@mr.c69247 жыл бұрын
where can I find articles or a video displaying these?
@cinkmoot7 жыл бұрын
Wouldnt climb with that strap. Buck squeeze for the win
@fastaslightfiber25345 жыл бұрын
At least adjust the strap for her
@brianpayne24785 жыл бұрын
That’s not how I learned. Back in my day (not like it was all that long ago, but still...), we free climbed EVERYTHING.
@xav1uz5 жыл бұрын
@@brianpayne2478 ok boomer
@keatomic5 жыл бұрын
Puss
@cijoykjose5 жыл бұрын
@@brianpayne2478 yes
@DieselRamcharger10 жыл бұрын
the hardest part is letting go, trusting the belt. i personally aint got it.
@jerkeck16 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Charlie and Vick down there at the Las Cruces lineworker program class 2010!!! I recognize that yard all day.
@e.c.jr.35805 жыл бұрын
The belt does not go on until you’re at your working point. That’s when you belt on. When you climb down, you belt off before descending. Spence is totally wrong.
@cadeheath1593 жыл бұрын
Not anymore. With AT&T we strap in at the bottom, and don't strap off until we're back down.
@jstrevens39592 жыл бұрын
@@cadeheath159 same for arborists, we lanyard in at the base of the tree and flip it up as we climb
@deathlineee242 жыл бұрын
No you’re wrong, it’s requirement now to wear a fall restraint unless you can’t fall over 6 feet such as using your secondary over a neutral. When you climb down you once again have a fall restraint. OSHA would destroy the company if they caught their linemen still free climbing
@mattwestendorf7 жыл бұрын
you dont wrap the belt until you get to the top
@BulletSerenade Жыл бұрын
You really F-ed her up by having her put her belt around the pole to start off with
@dsetgetatme2 жыл бұрын
She got alot of courage! And I pretty smile too 😁
@deanreynolds78259 жыл бұрын
Why are you using a safety belt to climb???
@AchillesWrath18 жыл бұрын
+dean reynolds most companies require it now. They actually make you wear a stop fall belt. The days of free climbing are pretty much over.
@brianpayne24786 жыл бұрын
I’m thinking the same thing. That’s not how I learned, but I can see why, for safety reasons, they’d demand that now.
@robertthomas1374 жыл бұрын
It's called hitchhiking you young ass newbie. Look it up!
@deanreynolds78254 жыл бұрын
@William Villa How do you climb over street signs and other obstacles ? I am so glad I was a lineman when it meant something .
@deanreynolds78252 жыл бұрын
@Justin M Back in the day it meant more $$$.
@tjlovesrachel6 жыл бұрын
1/4 inch is all it takes .... giggity
@ss00736 жыл бұрын
tjlovesrachel It’s only the tip that hurts 👍
@jimmystockdale96469 жыл бұрын
Good job brother show em what we go thru! She have more heart than some of the Ap's I've seen Out there.... Local 84
@tariqabdul-aziz26673 жыл бұрын
She's getting ready to hurt herself
@Straightisthegate11 жыл бұрын
Ah now you've inspired me to get my girl out there to try it ha cool vid
@SarahSmith-uh8dn7 жыл бұрын
Dasveiner :And please give her BETTER instructions & pre-prep of how to angle the gaffs, keep ur butt out & dont lean in too far with your upper body while ascending. + I hope u will adjust her belt cuz that thing wz literally hanging on this clueless poor girl. As well as too loose around the pole. Her bf risked her having a serious injury. Wz just waitin for her to gaff out. Thank goodness it wz at the bottom. For me "hitch-hiking" the pole is cheating. I learned free-hand & wz never comfy tryin to hitch-hike. Secured my lanyard at the work spots.
@joniboi59543 жыл бұрын
Why was this so funny I was laughing with both of you!
@roseshirk28102 жыл бұрын
She’ll get it it’s a lot to take in
@brianpayne24786 жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to the free climb? That’s how I was taught (back in my day lol, don’t mean to sound like an old timer, but here I am...)
@christophersullivan80883 жыл бұрын
She did better than some of the groundsman we've had lol, this is really cool lol
@michaelojaye13927 жыл бұрын
The Pole Climbers at Solid Gold in Miami don't use Gaffs
@sdkid29410 жыл бұрын
That belt is famous
@Joetribuzzoavonohio7 жыл бұрын
She has climbed many black poles in her days!
@TheMatkins8313 жыл бұрын
Looks like you were born to be an instructor!
@johnarizona38209 жыл бұрын
I had a buddy who did midspans by sitting on the Telco, putting feet on the CATV and slide his butt right out to the middle! hahahah
@marktrujillo66675 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah im in the Dacc lineworker course right now i recognize that yard !
@mrhappy90208 жыл бұрын
coming down is the easy part, just let go
@buchananj5512 жыл бұрын
You should be a climbing instructor somewhere
@laneeardink98495 жыл бұрын
But the feminists said women can do these jobs just as well...
@Bluecollar7116 жыл бұрын
She did a great job
@stoozn2it9 жыл бұрын
She's a cutie. Drop and lock on the way down.
@brandonw86747 жыл бұрын
yeah shes a cute one hopefully you put a ring on that by now
@bobbygabaldon737412 жыл бұрын
this is in las cruces man I graduated from the lineman class in 2010 i now work for continental divide in grants nm good instruction lol
@ernesta54597 жыл бұрын
bobby gabaldon yuppa this looks like Dona Ana we were just there retiring service. they are moving it all to Rio Rancho now. I actually worked with a guy from continental divide when I was out there. really cool guy.
@nicklosoya62132 жыл бұрын
She needs to grab her belt have trust in her belt....she did ok .... proud of her... equipment was big for her, what doesn't she go to line school...she tuffer than most women....my girl didn't want to try was scared...and also...said to hard...she a tuffy
@TheBarryWaterman2 жыл бұрын
spence dont even have a lift or big tires.... let alone it isnt even a diesel.
@StoneStraiff2 жыл бұрын
She's a real one
@MEJ7774 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you at least put the bucks squeeze around the pole
@briankelley79188 жыл бұрын
cool girl friend does she fish too.
@jefferylord30688 жыл бұрын
Not everything is too big 😩
@victorsaenz94523 жыл бұрын
Why the dislikes?
@gregwilliams3862 жыл бұрын
When I was taught to climb, a belt wasn't used except when ice was on the pole and the buckle would cut into the ice. We climbed without a belt, military style. I was taught to climb in a spiral. I got to the top and belted off. My trainer told me to wait until he came back. Two hours later he returned from the coffee shop with me waiting like a dummy with dead legs. Lineman humor.
@ryanhooley38653 жыл бұрын
Good job. A little more practice and you’ll have it!
@facobsen12 жыл бұрын
.....its not like she was trying to climb high.
@scatoutdebutter3 жыл бұрын
Good job! Patient teacher!
@silo3com Жыл бұрын
Belt is too loose for her
@ILLFINGAZ12 жыл бұрын
An A for atleast trying and putting in a good effort. We have a couple of women where I work who are Linemen. Good job. You can do it, all you need to do is practice, practice, practice, and more practice.
@ASEKen7 жыл бұрын
she's a good sport
@drroberthhaskell241110 жыл бұрын
Those clips are illegal too now. D clips only ones allowed.
@Ballskinicus9 жыл бұрын
I didn't know they were illegal, I used them today. Actually, I used my hooks for the very first time today, been asking for "certification" for about two or three years now. Everyone I work with has this same belt, no gut strap.
@th3boi3x13 жыл бұрын
this is cool first time i ever seen a lady attenpt to climb.good job on instructing buddy.check out my vids.
@eevans5453 жыл бұрын
Get her ten more feet up the pole. Congratulate her. Get in the truck. Leave.
@tomcatt998 Жыл бұрын
Hold the belt not the pole
@thesnatch227 жыл бұрын
Hold on to that best, trust the equipment!!
@leonardvirtue57536 жыл бұрын
😂😂👍👍👍we all start like that.😆
@willbrennan38406 жыл бұрын
That straps wrong
@SpenceLineman12 жыл бұрын
You should have been in my class yesterday jordy ha
@eway4you3 жыл бұрын
your girl friend is so cute。 good man
@MattRemigy Жыл бұрын
Good instructions
@Hollywood416427 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend likes to climb my pole ....
@oumarufofana42058 жыл бұрын
I am a lineman from Monrovia Liberia lineman is under pay in Liberia
@grifous58947 жыл бұрын
Oumaru fofana same here in Greece
@jgroves558 жыл бұрын
a+ for effort good job
@williamkearney20902 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't do it without proper training. I'd never let my partner do that... Even though I do it
@PlymouthVT4 жыл бұрын
Your gloves aren't big enough.
@MegaJohnhammond7 жыл бұрын
is she available for parties?
@peterey211 жыл бұрын
awesome girlfriend! yer one lucky guy
@jozsefkovacs3962 жыл бұрын
Vegyetek le mielőtt baleset eri!
@davidhaines41737 жыл бұрын
She's pretty !
@erikt29898 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@renteriatkdable12 жыл бұрын
Good job man
@phishertube9 жыл бұрын
She is a trooper. My girlfriend cut out from the top during climbing school, it would have been messier if she wasn't wearing leather bib. The whole class watched her cut out and one guy quit the class right after seeing her fall. We climb without belting in until we reach our work height.
@LiamsMusic786 жыл бұрын
phishertube You don't wear a fall restraint until you're at the top? Wtf, are you living in the 60s?
@nickeldridge90332 жыл бұрын
@@LiamsMusic78 lol what an old head I’d love to know where this guy works
@cherylgatien39347 жыл бұрын
Hitch hike
@kevinfinnerty85062 жыл бұрын
You’re a lucky boy
@Panda-w6z2 жыл бұрын
Que atrazo de sistema para subir postes hasta en países de tercer mundo hay más seguridad y más liviano los equipos
@unclejoey72347 жыл бұрын
You sound like a creepy stepdad
@Pinkielover7 жыл бұрын
this is what you do when u have no were to go
@TOThaP7 жыл бұрын
you guys are cool
@jean-pierredemoor22412 жыл бұрын
très mauvaise technique. la ceinture n'est pas assez serrée. si les pieds lâchent, elle va glisser jusqu'au sol et se briser les jambes
@jimjohngarcia11 жыл бұрын
good job.
@superbeast1031707 жыл бұрын
great try
@TempoDrift14807 жыл бұрын
Yes ma'am!!!
@kassemmazalim87573 жыл бұрын
advice That's just men's work.
@lclaughton12 жыл бұрын
If she is or becomes serious, encourage her!! Utilities are looking for women "linehands" and can't find em...BTW your instructor was great with lots of patience...Cool vid...!!
@ramirolarios73104 жыл бұрын
Im sorry girl but that is no for you, for girls is better to climb the one in the club.
@TeeVee8153 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Puddycat0010 жыл бұрын
I'd love to try that, but with a patient teacher. But I'm very ambitious and don't give up. It's the Leo in me😏