pole climbing
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Pole climbing is the skill or activity of ascending vertical poles, typically wooden utility poles.
Lineworkers and telecommunications technicians climb poles using spiked boots called gaffs and a safety belt.
Pole climbing also appears as a competitive event in lumberjack sports and firefighter training, where speed is the measure.
- linemanUtility pole worker
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- safety harnessBody straps preventing falls
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
gaffs · ascent · grip · trunk · electrical · arborist · tree surgeon · tree · power lines · high voltage · power grid · height · belt · straps · rope · bark · wooden · telephone