What a job..

[AdamB]

http://www.liveleak.com/mp53/player.swf?config=http://www.liveleak.com/mp53/player_config.php?token=07b_1284580365%26embed=1

[ely862me]

[jeff hammond]

ha.. screw that.. i don't think my muscles would function properly at those heights

i saw a tv (that's telly for you brits )program a couple of years ago in which the antenna at the top needed replaced.. talk about one sketchy operation..

[solo]

I got vertigo watching that, my arms are even tired for him.

Give me a base jump parachute and a million bucks and I'd still refuse you.

[Gaieus]

Damn. I could only watch till that box they showed not even at half time.

[tfdesign]

I honestly thought he was going to jump!

[boofredlay]

I think I am going to be sick and I have not finished watching it yet...

[Daniel]

I know in the US the tops such towers are frequently accessed via helicopters, and the people who work at those heights get paid handsomely.

[solo]

I have occasional bad days at work, which normally means I messed up a model or render and need to redo it, what's a bad day for him? death?

[boofredlay]

Worse, you get to the top and forget your tool bag
Ok not worse but it would suck.

[solo]

Okay, so you at top and you need the bathroom, what then?

[Gaieus]

Piss in the wind...

[solo]

#2?

[pilou]

538.88 meters

[tfdesign]

What the heck do you do when there is lightning?

Lightning gives me the willies!

[boofredlay]

Okay, so you at top and you need the bathroom, what then?

"Hey Bob, hold this!"

#2?

"Look out below!"

[jeff hammond]

here's the show i mentioned earlier (not the full episode)

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/s ... s/06097_00

replacing a 7,000 lb antenna on top of a 2000 ft tower (610meters)

[Dave R]

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.

[Marian]

That was a gut wrenching watch.....

[Frederik]

Ouch.,.. I feel dizzy after having watched that video...

...and the people who work at those heights get paid handsomely.

Not sure what would be enough for me...

[Frederik]

Came to think of this image...

[Dave R]

Not sure I'd like that tower, either. At least it has stairs, though.

[Pixero]

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?

[Dave R]

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.

[dacad]

That video makes horror movies feel like baby cartoons...

[tfdesign]

I blame it on the vodka!

[spence]

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.

[david_h]

what do you think their wives say to them every morning before they go off to work?

[jeff hammond]

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.

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[Ghalko]

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.