climbing the mast

[Silent Option]

The pole climbing strap would work.  I just think it would be less than safe because it can move or slide.  During this going on 2 and a half year overhaul I have been up several masts many many times and even in port the boat can get rocking quite a bit and that motion is really exaggerated at the top.

I would think about a safety harness around your torso with a short tether that could be attached to a hard point at the top.  You could still lean against it for hands free working but you would never fall or slip any farther than the tether let you.

[Warren Daniels]

Yeah, that sounds nice.  I was thinking about the strap while climbing up and down just like they do on the power poles.

Warren

[RosalieAnn]

Bob has mast steps and uses a climbing harness (which is like, but less expensive than a rigger's harness) with ascenders when he goes up the mast.  He finds the bos'ns chair very uncomfortable.