Tower maintenance (climbing a 1768 ft tall tower)

[-Pjackso]

If you can't stand the office desk job any longer, and you want to work outdoors...
Consider working in tower maintenance.

Video of climbing to the top of a 1768 ft tall tower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdv_oNq81I



Per the YouTube comments:
His work bag is only 30 lbs, but his balls are 100 lbs each.


Enjoy.

 

[SoonerBorn]

Dude, that made my palms sweat just watching it....

No thanks

 

[XD-9Guy]

Maybe something is wrong with me but I think that looks AWESOME. I'd want to pack a chute and take the speedy way down.

 

[RaysZ71]

Im afraid of heights, that's definitely not a job for me. Made my butt pucker just watching the video.

 

[jcbarlow]

Insane...

 

[liliysdad]

I have seen some pretty gruesome stuff, and been in some pretty puckering situations. Nothing, and I mean nothing, has made me so nauseas so quickly as that video. As soon as he got to the "free climbing" portion, I was done.

 

[Traxxis]

I had no idea I could hold my breath for 5 minutes... but I think I did through that whole video.
*shudder*

I kid you not, there were parts where I was rocking back and forth in my chair from un-easiness.

 

[OrangeToTheBone]

With my luck, I'd finally get to the top and then get hit by a plane.

 

[RidgeHunter]

Whoa.

I can't believe with all the stupid rules OSHA has, "free climbing" that friggin' thing is kosher to them.

Not that I think it shouldn't be (Who the the hell is ANYBODY to tell those guys how to do their jobs?), it just seems odd they allow it with all the goofy regs they have.

Maybe that's it.

OSHA guy: You need to be securely tethered at all times.

Climber: No, that's OK. I'll just let you climb up there. What's that? No volunteers? I'll just do it my way then, how's that?

I bet there are some BASE jumpers crying from jealousy at that video, though.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

I used to skydive and rock climb, but that make my hands sweat as well.