SOLO MAST CLIMBING
It is always safer to have someone help you to climb a mast. However, when the available help is not physically up to the task of hoisting the climber, there are several options. Some of these were mentioned last month (CH Nov 2020). The system I use enables virtually anyone to go aloft.
I chose not to install permanent mast steps, because their cost, weight and windage seemed a poor trade off for the convenience. I only go up there a few times a year. Instead, I upgraded my 4:1 mainsheet blocks and
