SPEAKER: This is going
to be a demonstration of proper technique for
climbing for beginning students. We'll go through the
motion of how to set your climber going up the pole. We'll go through
the proper technique and motion of how to set your
climber coming down the pole. We'll do a circle demonstration. And we'll also demo how the
bucksqueeze prevents a fall. The first thing
I'm going to do is we always think about
personal safety here. So every time we do a
task or do something, we've got to have our personal
protective equipment on. We want to do a self
check each time before you start any kind of task or work. So we want to go head to toe. Be consistent with that
inspection head to toe-- hard hat, safety glasses,
chinstrap, leather gloves, proper clothing,
proper footwear. And with that said,
what I'm going to do is put my climbers on and
show you the first task that we'd like you to do
as a beginning student. [JANGLING] So when you put your
climbers on, the proper way to check they're on
properly is, bottom strap, the buckle is forward. Top strap, the tongue
on that pad is forward. Do not trap your pant leg. You see I pulled my pant leg up. The top strap needs to be
secure-- not overly tight-- the bottom strap, pretty tight. So, again, put your foot
in the sole plate there. Top climber pad, the
tongue is forward. Bottom strap, the
buckle is forward. When you put your
bottom strap on, ensure that you get the strap
around high on the heel. That's important. Do not trap your pant leg. So what I'm going to do is just
show you the proper technique or motion going up the pole. And it's none of this. You don't want to go
from here to there. That's the slap. None of this, that's a kick. It's just an upward motion. And step down on it. Put both hands behind the pole. Step up, lock your leg out. Reverse that procedure--
remember, no slapping, no kicking. It's just straight up,
pretty much straight down. You're aiming for the center,
of the heart of the pole. Both hands here, just step up. Step down. And then, once we
get that perfected, we're going to have you
put your climbing belt on. Do not leave the floor. Just stand on the rubber mat and
practice all the adjustments. [JANGLING] When you put your tools on, get
that gut strap nice and tight. Your climbing belt should be
about three to four inches below your belt line. It should go right across the
top of your buttocks, not down over your buttocks. OK, so we've got a
secondary safety. And then we have the fall
restriction device, which is a Buckingham supersqueeze. So I'm going to go
ahead and discuss how you would start your tools. And you can see how I'm
going to take them apart. When I come down, I'm
going to restow them. And this is the way we'd
like to see you do it. Keep your bucksqueeze on the
tool belt, about a $400 to $600 item here. So come off here, go here. Carabiners-- gate out,
make sure the gate is out. Roto snap. [JANGLING] So I've got everything
unstowed from my D-ring. Go to the pole. Brown strap is fully extended,
so you want to pass it around. Do not-- do not-- throw it. Pass it around to yourself. Bring it around in front of
you where you can work with it. Connect it back together. Get your proper adjustment. And the adjustment is
the three-rivet pattern at 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock. You can use it left
handed or right handed. Then the other side
of this adjustment would be with the roto snap. It has an indicator on it. If the indicator's
not there, it's the hinge side of the roto snap. So that would either
be at 3 or 9 o'clock. So, you know, that's
the proper adjustment. And what we'd like to do is
have you do all the adjustments on the ground before
you start climbing. Once you start
climbing, you're going to be using all
these adjustments. So, if I need to get
closer to the pole, I can get this
inner green strap. Put my hand on the bucksqueeze. Stand up, relieve a
little bit of tension. Pull the tail, and that
moves me closer to the pole. If I want to get a work
position back from the pole, lean forward. Grasp the web cam
or the web grab. Press the web cam
forward, and lean back. And that would be how you
would relieve that tension. If you have to take your
take your bucksqueeze or relieve your bucksqueeze
on a transition, you just lean forward. Put a little slack in it. Grasp that web. Grab and pull it out. And here's how you
would grasp it. You'd put two fingers behind it. Push that web cam forward. That's what relieves
the tension. OK, going back, get my proper
adjustment at 3 and 9 o'clock. Secondary safety is what
you use to transition. Jim's going to drive
this screwdriver in. And we'll show you what
we'd like for you to do. I'm not going to climb. JIM: Right there? SPEAKER: Well, you can
do it right about there. That's fine. [HAMMERING] So this is a demo on how
you would transition. And we're going to
just do it very low. I don't want you to go
up too high until you get this practice. So I'd be climbing the pole. I'll step up here. Take my bucksqueeze as close
to the obstruction as I can. Take my secondary lanyard
around behind the pole. Stand up. Put my secondary above
the obstruction-- important to go above it
whether you're going up or down, whether you're
transitioning up or down. The purpose of the secondary
safety above that obstruction is, if you cut out, you can't
fall more than about two feet. So, to relieve my
bucksqueeze, here's what we'd like for
you to practice. Make sure you can do that. You have to stand up. Relieve that tension
by pushing it forward. Push that cam grab forward. Take it loose. Pass it around to yourself. Bring it up through
your secondary safety. If you have to step
up, you can step up. Pass it back around. [JANGLING] Connect it back together. Readjust. [JANGLING] For total control,
we ask that you put your hand behind the
pole on the bucksqueeze for total control. So I'm above my obstruction. I've got my bucksqueeze back,
which is my fall restriction. Stand up. Take your secondary loose. Stow your secondary,
and climb up. I'll climb up about 10 feet,
circle left, circle right, and demo how the bucksqueeze
will catch you if you cut out. Proper technique going
up, toes out and up. Note my positioning of my feet. They're on the outer quarters. It should be, if you split
the pole dead center, you come out here. Your climbing position is dead
center of those quarters, OK? If your toes are hitting a pole,
you've got improper technique. We want to keep those toes
out and up and knees straight. I'm not saying lock
them out, but you want to keep your
knees fairly straight. That helps keep your
toes out and up, OK? So I'm going to
demo, if you cut out, the bucksqueeze is going
to restrict your fall. Here's how you're
going to find yourself. You're going to be
hanging like so. So how do I get back? Put your hands either
inside the bucksqueeze or just outside of it. Just push up out and
walk right back up. Now I'll demo up here how
to change work position. So if I want to get closer
to the pole, I just get here. If I have to pass
a rope or anything, I can get really close. But this is a temporary
position where I can pass the rope around. I get that task completed,
I want to move back. So I put my hand on the
bucksqueeze and move away. [JANGLING] Add more green on the pole. And here's what
we're talking about. If we ask to readjust
your supersqueeze and we say "put more
green on the pole," here's what we're asking for. Grab the brown, which
is the outer strap. Hand on the bucksqueeze,
lean forward. And just push the strap around. You can see I'm back
in adjustment, OK? So I'm going to get
away a little bit. I'm going to
demonstrate circling. I'll circle left. Right foot will come
up about four inches toward the center of the pole. Step to the left. Rotate the bucksqueeze. Step to the left. Rotate the bucksqueeze. Step to the left. Note, when I'm
setting the climbers, it's no kicking, no slapping. It's what? And that's the downward
motion right there. That's how you climb down and
properly set your climbers. So I'm going to go
back to the right. Left foot's high. Right foot is just step around. Rotate the bucksqueeze. Step around. Note the right foot,
how I set the climber-- no kicking, no slapping. It's that basic. And that is the proper
way to set the climber on the way down. So I'm going to climb down. [JANGLING] Thank you, Jim. [JANGLING] And, as we discussed early,
you know, grab it here. Press the cam. Grab forward. Relieve it all the way out. Bring the brown all the way out. Pass it back around the pole. Reconnect the brown web
grab back in the roto snap. Store the roto snap
on the D-ring as so. Take the carabiner off. Move it over. Stow it on your D-rings. When you walk back up to the
pole, you've got two steps. You'd move the carabiner
to your left, D-ring. Take your roto snap loose. Separate it, and
you're ready to go. You're ready to climb.
