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New Releases

OVERLOADED AND LIED TO: THE TOWER COLLAPSE THAT KILLED 3

Released July 29, 2025


In 2014, three lives were lost in Despard, West Virginia due to a preventable tower collapse. This is their story.


Tower climbers Kyle Kirkpatrick and Terry Lee Richards Jr. were killed when a 340-foot tower collapsed due to many factors including, hidden overloading, and the removal of key bracing. Moments later, a second tower fell, killing volunteer firefighter Michael Dale Garrett, who had just arrived on scene.


This disaster is not an isolated event in the wireless industry — but what caused it was buried in silence. This documentary talks about the preventable errors, the ignored red flags, and firsthand accounts of those on scene.   


Featuring Firsthand Accounts From :

Kenny White – On-site foreman

Richard Bell – Expert witness in the case

Randall Shankles – Tower company owner  

Doug Delaney – Tower veteran & author of Tower Dog   


These stories reveal a truth common in this industry: equipment was added to the tower before scheduled reinforcements were made — a fact concealed from the climbers who were sent to work on it. This dangerous overloading may have been the final, fatal factor. 


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THE TRUTH ABOUT TOWER CLIMBING: Inside A Broken Industry

Released June 30, 2025


Doug Delaney is a 25-year tower industry veteran, an award-winning author of Tower Dog: Life Inside the Deadliest Job in America, and a contributing CPG Editor/Writer.  In this raw interview, Doug exposes the systemic failures, low pay, and cultural rot that plague the telecom tower industry - and that have cost too many climbers their lives.


From overloaded structures to underpaid workers, from ignored inspections to band-aid safety protocols, Doug lays out the real dangers climbers face - ad offers actionable solutions to fix a broken system.


If you work in the tower industry, this video is REQUIRED VIEWING.

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He Watched His Friend FALL: A Tower Climber's Story (Devon Collins, 2019)

Released June 10, 2025


Daniel Hovey was on site in Norcross, Georgia in 2019 when his friend and fellow tower climber, Devon Collins, fell to his death. In this raw and emotional interview, Daniel shares exactly what happened that day — and how it changed his perspective on the industry forever.  This is a firsthand account of tragedy in the tower world — and a sobering reminder of the real human cost behind ignored red flags, unsafe work conditions, and the pressure climbers face to get the job done no matter what. 

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All CPG videos are provided courtesy of Tommy Schuch Media

Tommy Schuch Media is the storytelling arm of the Climber Protection Group, producing transparent and eye opening stories that expose the real conditions tower climbers face every day.


Led by former climber and CPG Founder/President Tommy Schuch, the media platform brings truth to light through firsthand interviews, field footage, and honest narratives that amplify the voices of workers often left out of the conversation.  


All video rights reserved, Tommy Schuch Media 2025

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