What a job..
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Piss in the wind...
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#2?
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538.88 meters
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What the heck do you do when there is lightning?
Lightning gives me the willies!
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here's the show i mentioned earlier (not the full episode)
replacing a 7,000 lb antenna on top of a 2000 ft tower (610meters)
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I've seen that video of climbing the tower before. I watched it again my my little boy. The palms of my hands are sweating from that.
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That was a gut wrenching watch.....
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Ouch.,.. I feel dizzy after having watched that video...
@daniel said:
...and the people who work at those heights get paid handsomely.
Not sure what would be enough for me...
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Came to think of this image...
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Not sure I'd like that tower, either. At least it has stairs, though.
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Definitly NOT a job for me.
My hand are all sweaty and my fingers and feet hurt just by watching.
I wonder why?The worst part was near the top when he just held with one hand.
Why not use a parachute for the way down?
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Some people do this sort of thing for fun.
I knew a guy about 20 years ago who would climb the antenna towers around Madison, Wisconsin. He did it without any safety gear and he would do it at night. He'd carry a stuffed animal with him and tie it to the tower near the top so when a worker went up to service the beacon or whatever, they'd find it. I lost track of him. I wonder if he got a job climbing them or what.
Then there are these Russian kids.
[flash=480,385:2aq0wua9]http://www.youtube.com/v/od1Ep47sSVk?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:2aq0wua9]
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That video makes horror movies feel like baby cartoons...
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I blame it on the vodka!
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That was so hard to watch, I had to force myself to finish. I was hoping they had parachutes on, but NO
Besides crazy, what kind of a person do you have to be to do that? The funny thing about it, I have jumped out of a plane at 13k feet above the ground and had no problems but being a bit nervous and the thought of bungee jumping just horrifies me. -
what do you think their wives say to them every morning before they go off to work?
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@unknownuser said:
what do you think their wives say to them every morning before they go off to work?
probably, 'have a nice day honey' while their fingers are crossed.
[re: solo's earlier post: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=286113#p286113 ]
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When I am on the back of the telescope dish no more than 20 feet off the ground I move slowly and definitely no "free climbing." I don't like fall harnesses, they have a one-use bungie that just keeps you from dying, I would much rather have a rock climbing rig where the rope is always in tension. Could you imagine a 3400 foot rope that would be able to be more than just a hindrance? The give would be monumental, it'd probably snap, guess I am not doing that job.
I managed to watch the entire thing but I am glad I ate more than a few hours ago, sweaty palms, quick breathing... Fortunately there was comic relief in your comments.
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Hi folks.
I saw that there is another similar tower nearby.
Imagine that these guys realize, once on the top, that they choose the wrong one
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