World's scariest job

[AllenM]

World's Scariest Job is Today's BIG Thing - SEP 15, 2010

 

[Tactical Dave]

World's Scariest Job is Today's BIG Thing - SEP 15, 2010

Im pretty good with heights..... just get a little nervous when the structure starts to sway.... Towards the top that is just... wow.

 

[CountryBoy19]

Holy.... uh.... well.... that just plain nucking futs if you know what I mean... free climbing at 1/3 of a mile in the air? Does the guy have a parachute on?

 

[Tactical Dave]

Does the guy have a parachute on?

Id seriously buy one........

 

[shooter521]

This may well top the list of "Jobs you will NEVER see shooter521 doing". I am WAY better about my fear of heights than I used to be, but free-climbing 1700+ feet in the air on a little metal ladder? Bag that.

 

[Digital_photog]

That video was used as part of a tower safety presentation at our ham radio club meeting tuesday evening. I have done a lot of tower climbing as did the person making the presentation. he is certified and a tower safety/rescue instructor. As he said on tuesday. Those guys are nuts. at least borderline suicidal. They are not in any way following OSHA rules. OSHA requires you to be tied in for any work over 6 feet off the ground. We use double pelican hooks. Most newer towers have safety cable running up them now. you can fasten on a cable grip and not have to hook pelican hooks every few feet. If you are going to climb, DO NOT follow their example.

 

[woowoo2]

I have free climbed over 200' on a self supporting tower.
I also free climbed a 40' tower that was on top of a 12 story building.

I don't do things like that anymore......

 

[IndySSD]

yeah...... I can feel my "Boys" shriveling up inside me as I watch that video.

I've climbed as high as 40 feet free handed and belted off as high as 60 feet but if the wind's a tossin, I'm GTFO of there.

Yeah..... every time he looked down I just kept thinking, only if I'm wearing a basejumping chute and the toolbag has a quickrelease..... oh and probably not even then.

 

[snorko]

this is a pic of a guy i know installing an antenna on the Empire State Bldg. They had him change a light bulb while he was up there.

 

[TopDog]

Those guys have brass ones. Would I even consider this? - No

 

[Naptown]

That ****'s for the birds.

 

[Lucas156]

dang gave me butterflies watchin it Im not too great with heights

 

[ATOMonkey]

Looks like fun to me!!

 

[IndySSD]

this is a pic of a guy i know installing an antenna on the Empire State Bldg. They had him change a light bulb while he was up there.

Holy great pic!! thanks for posting!!

Those guys have brass ones. Would I even consider this? - No

Pfft... I'm pretty sure brass ones would compress under that kind of pressure, these guys are definitely danglin titanium.

That 's for the birds.

Hah... literally..... also, you should just type out the word because I got an infraction once for putting an S and like 3 random symbols behind it instead of letting the filter "do it's job".

dang gave me butterflies watchin it Im not too great with heights

Ungh, yeah I'm not BAD with heights so long as I'm secure, but watching that guy freeclimb at 1700+ feet made my "boys" feel like they WERE the butterflies in my stomach.....

Looks like fun to me!!

Hmmm, I'll buy your lunch to come free climb this tower I know about.... it's only about 240 feet and I'll provide you with a liability waiver I'll film the whole thing.... from the ground.

 

[Bendrx]

Hmmm, I'll buy your lunch to come free climb this tower I know about.... it's only about 240 feet and I'll provide you with a liability waiver I'll film the whole thing.... from the ground.

I'll take the challenge, no lunch required, all you have to do is lay the tower on it's side and secure it first.

 

[Penske]

Not a chance was making my stomach turn while watching it lol

 

[Archbishop]

this is a pic of a guy i know installing an antenna on the Empire State Bldg. They had him change a light bulb while he was up there.

I believe I've seen this picture before. Small world.
I'm ok with heights to a degree and I wouldn't do this if you gave me a million dollars. And I mean that literally.

 

[AllenM]

I'm ok with heights to a degree and I would be do this if you gave me a million dollars. And I mean that literally.

I would have to think about it, but then I would say no

 

[snorko]

I believe I've seen this picture before. Small world.

Company in Newburgh called ERI. They are known world wide for their antennas. Pic was in Newsweek a few yeas ago, I think.

Neat side note: the company was hired to replace the old antenna/zepplin mooring mast on the Empire St Bldg and no one asked them for the original one back. It sat for years in their warehouse.

 

[PhantomJ]

Um........not only no but HELL NO! that is all.