What a veiw! Must see video

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hoefler

Well-known member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #1

Tower engineer at work. Not for the faint of heart.

http://io9.com/5639113/the-scariest-video-you-have-ever-watched-in-the-name-of-science?ref=nf

 

dieselsweetheart

Well-known member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #2

OMG! And at about 7 minutes into the video the narrator says "now this is the tricky part, getting to the top"... I thought the entire trip was tricky. I have to say my heart rate went up about 20 bpm just watching that!!!

 

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jbeletti

Well-known member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #3

Wow! Where's the warning "don't watch this after you just ate"

I've climbed a good many towers in my day but nothing at those heights. Those heights are usually for TV transmission antennas. I assume they were there to change the tower light bulb.

Cool video - thanks for sharing.

Jim

 

jmgratz

Original Owners Club Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #4

I hope they got paid by the foot. I wouldn't do that for a million dollars. Not scared it's just 'my mama raised ugly kids not stupid ones".

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #5

Holy stuff in the black tank!! I watched that video and immediately had to create a link to show it in the High Angle Rope Rescue class I'll be teaching tomorrow thru Sunday. I always get the hotshots that whine that our four story training tower isn't tall enough for them. Fine, go get this guy. I'll be waiting for you in my BH somewhere else!

Climbing the ladder with a safety line would be hard enough. The part where he has to climb without a safety line gave me a huge pucker. Along with a bit of vertigo.

 

SJH

Past Washington Chapter Leaders

• Sep 22, 2010

• #6

Trust me...I know nothing about tower climbing but why can't they lower a person from a copter? To windy?

 

SouthernNights

Past South Carolina Chapter Leader

• Sep 22, 2010

• #7

jmgratz said:

I hope they got paid by the foot. I wouldn't do that for a million dollars. Not scared it's just 'my mama raised ugly kids not stupid ones".

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Well, I will admit, I'm too scared, chicken or what ever you call to do that.

There ain't NO WAY!

 

newbie

Northern Virginia

• Sep 22, 2010

• #8

Yea, I got a little vertigo watching that as well. Wondered if he had a base jumper parachute, you know, just in case.

 

jmgratz

Original Owners Club Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #9

I got to thinking how tired this guys arms and legs must be after that climb. Then I thought, he will still have to climb down. I bet he needs a week to let his muscles recover from that climb.

 

Clymer

Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #10

I would not even be able to do the first 1600 feet in the elevator much less the rest of the climbing...and no safety ropes...they must be kidding....I had the weak leg feeling just from watching the video!!

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #11

SJH said:

Trust me...I know nothing about tower climbing but why can't they lower a person from a copter? To windy?

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Wind, downwash, deadly static charge, trying not to smash the worker into the tower, or pull him off before he disconnects from the copter hoist. Not a whole lot of room for positioning error.

A rescue from the top of one of those would be the stuff that legends (or widows) are made from.

 

loafer

Well-known member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #12

Holdy crap was that batman and robin up there>
They could not pay me enough money to go up there.Hopefully they dont have to go up that too often.The pole gets thinner the higher they go.
cool video,it would be easier to jump off with a parachute on to get back down again dont ya think. going up is one thing but climbing back down a whole other story.
thx for sharing
Bill

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #13

loafer said:

Holdy crap was that batman and robin up there>
They could not pay me enough money to go up there.Hopefully they dont have to go up that too often.The pole gets thinner the higher they go.
cool video,it would be easier to jump off with a parachute on to get back down again dont ya think. going up is one thing but climbing back down a whole other story.
thx for sharing

Bill

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He's already got 30+ lbs of tools hanging underneath him as he climbs. Adding a parachute would probably make it impossible. Having climbed a relatively short safety cage ladder with a backpack of rope gear, it's not easy.

 

truknutt

Committed Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #14

How many want to whine about their cell phone coverage or the cost of service now?!!