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Video - climbing a tower 1,768 feet in the air

Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
edited 2010-09-20 14:06 in General Discussion
Do you think your job is hard? Try doing it 1,768 feet in the air!

You can see 55 miles to the horizon from the top...

Watch Video

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-09-16 18:59
    Ron,

    You missed the post here:

    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?t=125699

    -Phil
  • Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
    edited 2010-09-16 19:07
    Opps!

    Sorry - didn't see it!
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-09-16 19:11
    Now you know how the Globe feels when they're scooped by the National Enquirer! :)

    -Phil
  • bill190bill190 Posts: 769
    edited 2010-09-16 19:30
    Well it is a good thing you posted this because I'm sure Phil wanted to see it again! :devil:

    I can't watch the darn thing myself... Just a little bit and I "get the idea".

    Also I'm forgetful. I'll climb a ladder and realize I forgot a tool.

    Or I will drop something, then need to climb down and get it...
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited 2010-09-16 19:53
    I can see danger. This video gives me chills. So much could go wrong.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-09-16 20:06
    I'd be frozen -- with "sewing machine leg" -- about 50 feet up. At least the fire department would still be able to reach me!

    -Phil
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2010-09-17 02:46
    Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) wrote: »
    I'd be frozen -- with "sewing machine leg" -- about 50 feet up. At least the fire department would still be able to reach me!

    -Phil
    You'd get that far up??!!
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2010-09-17 03:10
    Once upon a time, I worked construction of tall concrete and steel office buildings as a union carpenter (up to about 50 floors). As a rule, any fall over 7 floors up will kill you, so why worry? And anything you drop might kill someone else, so just don't.

    If you are physically fit, you tend to have good balance and the confidence for high work. It is hard work with as much as 50 pounds of tools on your belt (with suspenders to keep it up) and climbing all day long, but there is great satisfaction in knowing that a lot of people can't, won't, and never will get a chance to do such work.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2010-09-17 03:23
    Loopy Byteloose wrote: »
    It is hard work with as much as 50 pounds of tools on your belt (with suspenders to keep it up)
    Ah you mean like a lumberjack?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2010-09-17 07:18
    Coming down the ladders safely after working up there for a while may be even harder. Time to wear a parachute and Base jump down.

    For that matter, hire Base jumpers as your workers. Cheap labor, or they may do it for free!
  • KaosKiddKaosKidd Posts: 296
    edited 2010-09-17 12:42
    I've been mountain climbing.
    I've flew Military Jets.
    I've come to the opinion that; after having to pause this 4 times before I could watch the whole video; It's not for me!

    PASS...

    KK
  • lardomlardom Posts: 1,659
    edited 2010-09-17 15:34
    Yeah, what erco said. Parachute down. The helicopter pilot who brings me to the top probably has an oxygen mask. I would not do this.
  • Spiral_72Spiral_72 Posts: 791
    edited 2010-09-17 16:58
    skylight wrote: »
    Ah you mean like a lumberjack?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg


    HAHAHA! It's been a long time! Thanks, I'd forgotten the words :)

    I cut down trees..... my lunch..Mmmm, hmmm, hm, Hm, hm, hmmmmmm.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2010-09-17 17:04
    To put it in perspective, 1768 feet is just over 1/3 mile straight up: 0.33484848484848...
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited 2010-09-17 17:23
    One of the other links was removed due to copyright so here is the youtube link:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFlBE6GFKYw
  • lardomlardom Posts: 1,659
    edited 2010-09-17 22:22
    What happens when you gotta go?
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2010-09-18 06:09
    Gotta go? You go....
    After all, isn't that what birds do?
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited 2010-09-18 12:05
    lardom wrote: »
    What happens when you gotta go?

    Hopefully they take care of that before they climb and don't drink too much.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-09-18 13:32
    At that height, it'll just be mist by the time it reaches the ground.

    -Phil
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2010-09-18 15:12
    moral is:- don't walk under antennas :lol:
  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,568
    edited 2010-09-18 15:21
    That guy climbing is a rookie!! ... If it were an FM tower he wouldn't need to climb so high ... :smilewinkgrin:
  • sam_sam_samsam_sam_sam Posts: 2,286
    edited 2010-09-18 15:42
    You could NOT pay me enough money to this job NO WAY

    :skull:....................................:skull: ...............................:skull:
  • bill190bill190 Posts: 769
    edited 2010-09-18 16:10
    Can you imagine that video on a theater big screen in 3-D? :eek:
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2010-09-18 16:19
    That video made my palms sweat, and every time he looked down my head spun. I had to pause it several times to calm down before I could continue.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-09-20 12:37
    At least the tower has rungs to hold onto.

    http://i.imgur.com/BlMm6.jpg

    -Phil
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2010-09-20 12:53
    reminds me of this scary walk

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw

    the guy filming it has no fear
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-09-20 13:12
    'Bout lost my lunch over that one! In the U.S those crumbling stairs and walkways would be a massive lawsuit waiting to happen. I wonder if anyone was on any of those missing sections when the pavement gave way.

    -Phil
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2010-09-20 13:57
    Apparently the authorities have had to seal the path off due to numerous deaths.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caminito_del_Rey

    There is even a flash game based on it

    http://www.miniclip.com/games/chasm/en/
  • electrosyselectrosys Posts: 212
    edited 2010-09-20 14:06
    What a guy,...I get dizzy when I stand up, I think it's way too high, from my head to my foots! :)
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