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That is the type of accident I had envisioned while climbing sticks. The lineman's rope will not stop this. A tether is necessary which is why I like one sticking over 4 sticking. A tether is necessary while one sticking and could stop you from hitting the top of the stick. I climb SRT so I can only envision hitting the ground or maybe my platform. If my rope is sound chances are I am coming home undamaged.
I’m not usually a nervous nelly in life but yes this is my sticking nightmare as well, or taking the top of a stick to the sternum as the lineman tightens. Last year I stick climbed with both a lineman’s and tether, and this year I’m considering one sticking with redundant tethers one hooked to a backup RC harness. For me wearing that extra harness really isn’t that bad, I feel it makes the universe have to work a lot harder for gravity to take me to the dirt and I’m more relaxed. We had a baby in 2018 and my safety whiskers got more sensitive at that point.