I know similar have been posted before, but I don't recall seeing this one:



Whoever designed those climbing pegs to slide your safety hook needs to go back to the drawing board. I couldn't do this even at gunpoint. The only way I could even come close to doing that job is with a freaking parachute on

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That is a scarey climb right there. No way, no how. I will just stay down on earth thank you.. . You can hear cows mooing down below.

Yeah, there's not enough money on planet Earth to get me to go up there. Nope nope nope. I understand the gravity of the situation all too well.

I've done that.
We had to hang an antenna on the underside of a platform WAAAAAAYYYY up in the air (about 2000ft).
I had to clip my harness off to the platform, then dangle underneath holding this antenna while we bolted it on.
Not fun.
Don't wanna do it again lol.

After 75 feet or so does it matter anymore.

Its not the fall that is the issue, but the sudden stop is

Dang tower gets skinnier as you go up. This is a job for a elevator and a robot.

"Damn, I know that light bulb was in my pocket when I got out of the truck."

"What do you mean you didn't bring the Phillips head screwdriver?"

Was he getting text messages while up top? .

How the hell do they even build a tower like that???

One word--OH HELL NO!!!

I’d do it!

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Originally posted by Oat_Action_Man:
How the hell do they even build a tower like that???

In sections, with subsequent sections lowered from helicopters and bolted on by riggers like the guy in the video.

There's a video of an antenna installation atop a local station's tower that way. If I think of it, I'll see if I can find it tomorrow.

Used to be heights didn't much bother me. Now? Uh uh. Nope.

NO NO NO NO NO
just watching the vid gives me the shivers

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Its not the fall that is the issue, but the sudden stop is

Deceleration trauma.

Would it be easier for the worker to be delivered to the top via helicopter (like the aerial line workers are)?

Just thinking about fatigue related mistakes or tool management.

You can hear the pulsing EM rad. The beacon lighting. My brother used to do this shit. Still runs a crew. We're told he doesn't climb anymore. It takes a special kind of crazy. Which he is.

I do believe I would be less afraid with the cloud deck below.

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Originally posted by two-two-niner-romeo:
I understand the gravity of the situation all too well.

I see what you did there.

I got vertigo just watching the video. The cloud deck didn't help me. I have no idea how people manage to do that.