Arrangement for protecting a person, comprising a catching device configured to secure the person against falling when climbing a climbing path and comprising a connecting element configured to be connected to the person to be secured, wherein the connecting element is configured as a carabiner or as an anchor point, the catching device and the connecting element each comprise a communication means and are configured for wireless electrical communication with one another in such a way that only after the person has been connected to the catching device and/or the connecting element it is possible for the person to climb the climbing path, and/or only after the person has been connected to the connecting element a release of the person from the catching device is possible; and comprising a catching device configured as a lift or an elevating working platform, wherein the lift or the elevating working platform comprises an anchor point configured as a connecting element, and wherein the lift or the elevating working platform is configured in such a way that a movement of the lift or the elevating working platform for climbing the climbing path is only possible after the person has been connected to the anchor point; or comprising a catching device configured as a lift or an elevating working platform as well as an external anchor point as a connecting element for the person, wherein the lift or the elevating working platform comprises a lift anchor point configured for wireless electrical communication with the connecting element and the external anchor point in such a way that the person secured at the lift anchor point can only be released after the person has been connected to the external anchor point; or comprising a hatch of a cabin at the climbing path as a catching device as well as a connecting element configured as a cabin anchor point, wherein only after the person has been connected to the cabin anchor point it is possible to open the hatch for the person to climb the climbing path; or comprising a hatch of a platform and/or cabin at the climbing path configured in this manner as a catching device for the person, so that the person can only be released from the connecting element after the hatch has been closed; or comprising a hatch of a cabin at the climbing path and comprising an external anchor point as a connecting element for the person, wherein the hatch is configured for wireless electrical communication with the catching device and the connecting element in such a way that the person secured at the catching device can be released only after the person has been connected to the connecting element and/or after the hatch has been closed. wherein the connecting element is configured as a carabiner or as an anchor point, the catching device and the connecting element each comprise a communication means and are configured for wireless electrical communication with one another in such a way that only after the person has been connected to the catching device and/or the connecting element it is possible for the person to climb the climbing path, and/or only after the person has been connected to the connecting element a release of the person from the catching device is possible; and comprising a catching device configured as a lift or an elevating working platform, wherein the lift or the elevating working platform comprises an anchor point configured as a connecting element, and wherein the lift or the elevating working platform is configured in such a way that a movement of the lift or the elevating working platform for climbing the climbing path is only possible after the person has been connected to the anchor point; or comprising a catching device configured as a lift or an elevating working platform as well as an external anchor point as a connecting element for the person, wherein the lift or the elevating working platform comprises a lift anchor point configured for wireless electrical communication with the connecting element and the external anchor point in such a way that the person secured at the lift anchor point can only be released after the person has been connected to the external anchor point; or comprising a hatch of a cabin at the climbing path as a catching device as well as a connecting element configured as a cabin anchor point, wherein only after the person has been connected to the cabin anchor point it is possible to open the hatch for the person to climb the climbing path; or comprising a hatch of a platform and/or cabin at the climbing path configured in this manner as a catching device for the person, so that the person can only be released from the connecting element after the hatch has been closed; or comprising a hatch of a cabin at the climbing path and comprising an external anchor point as a connecting element for the person, wherein the hatch is configured for wireless electrical communication with the catching device and the connecting element in such a way that the person secured at the catching device can be released only after the person has been connected to the connecting element and/or after the hatch has been closed.