Would You Do This?

tucking fypo · 09-19-2010, 09:59 PM

Tower climbing fever. Your hands and feet might get sweaty after watching this.

Climbing A 1786 Foot Tall Tower*Video

Scoobz0202 · 09-19-2010, 10:02 PM

I watched that the other day. I got sick to my stomach just watching it.

RendeR · 09-19-2010, 10:13 PM

Umm....not just..umm...NO..but...ummmmm...

FUCKINGHELLNO.

Chief Rum · 09-19-2010, 10:24 PM

I love the comment underneath the video. Something like, "After watching this, I thought of two words. The second was 'that!'"

EagleFan · 09-19-2010, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RendeR

Umm....not just..umm...NO..but...ummmmm...

FUCKINGHELLNO.

+1

Abe Sargent · 09-19-2010, 10:44 PM

Sexy awesome vid, thanks!

JS19 · 09-19-2010, 11:16 PM

Curious how much guys like that get paid?

kingfc22 · 09-19-2010, 11:28 PM

I just shat my pants watching that.

thesloppy · 09-19-2010, 11:41 PM

If I was in on the design meeting for this antenna, when it came to the topic of servicing the thing, and someone suggested "just weld a few bars to it, and hire some mechanic climb to the top with a 30 lb. toolbox" I would have strenuously objected to the idea that such a person existed.

DanGarion · 09-20-2010, 12:31 AM

Crazy it appears he's doing the first group of pegs with two points of contact. Finishes it with three though.

And hell fuck no I wouldn't do that. I don't even climb at my work and my bosses have been trying to get me to do it so I can help with training.

dawgfan · 09-20-2010, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tucking fypo

Tower climbing fever. Your hands and feet might get sweaty after watching this.

Climbing A 1786 Foot Tall Tower*Video

I didn't get more than about a quarter of the way through that video. Once he got to the part that was totally exposed, with just the rungs sticking out off the side of the tower, I was done watching.

I can't believe that was the design for getting people all the way to the top, and I can't believe there are people that do that.

SackAttack · 09-20-2010, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JS19

Curious how much guys like that get paid?

Not remotely enough.

The amount of money you'd have to pay me to do something like that is sufficient that I'd be able to pay some other poor sap to go in my place and I'd STILL be set for life.

In other words: not happenin'.

judicial clerk · 09-20-2010, 05:24 AM

The video commentary is innacurate. The voice-over said that if a storm comes in there is no fast way down. I disagree.

Apathetic Lurker · 09-20-2010, 05:50 AM

I'm too fuckin' lazy to climb stairs

lungs · 09-20-2010, 05:51 AM

A good friend of mine does do this type of stuff though I'm not sure if he climbs anything that high.

I believe he told me that tower climbers have the most frequent fatalities of any job in America though I/he may be wrong as I've never seen the stats.

Jughead Spock · 09-20-2010, 06:37 AM

I have literally had nightmares like that. No f'ing way ever. No amount of money.

Alan T · 09-20-2010, 07:02 AM

At first it didn't seem too bad. Then it continued to get progressively worse as it went on. It is amazing to me how nonchalant he seemed to be while climbing that as well.

JS19 · 09-20-2010, 07:51 AM

Life As a Wireless Tower Climber - Pays well, but for a reason.... - dslreports.com

Not entirely sure on the validity of the source, but they claim... "Climbers often charge $1,500 or more a day plus additional insurance fees; one climber notes that he bills out at $295.00 per hour".

terpkristin · 09-20-2010, 08:07 AM

The "without protection" part is what gets me. I used to be an avid climber, and climbed some big stuff. I've carried heavy bags of gear up and down, in caves and on rocks. But I've always had a line to catch a fall. It looked like once he got to the top that he clipped in a safety line, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable doing any of it without a safety line (though I can understand how much of a pain it would be).

/tk

johnnyshaka · 09-20-2010, 11:03 AM

How much of a pain it would be to attach a safety line 1700 feet from the ground...ah, I can think of worse pain.

Are there any engineers around here? Surely there is money to be made in how to provide a safer environment for these guys to climb in...it really can't be that hard, can it?

Oh, and, FUCK ME those guys are crazy!!

lungs · 09-20-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

Are there any engineers around here? Surely there is money to be made in how to provide a safer environment for these guys to climb in...it really can't be that hard, can it?

Well my buddy that does this for a living works for an engineering firm so I'm not sure they've figured it out.

Alan T · 09-20-2010, 11:30 AM

How do they even put those towers up in the first place?

Chief Rum · 09-20-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan T

How do they even put those towers up in the first place?

They fire them up from Cape Canaveral and back them into place from orbit. Just listen for the reverse beeping to check it out.

Desnudo · 09-20-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

How much of a pain it would be to attach a safety line 1700 feet from the ground...ah, I can think of worse pain.

Are there any engineers around here? Surely there is money to be made in how to provide a safer environment for these guys to climb in...it really can't be that hard, can it?

Oh, and, FUCK ME those guys are crazy!!

I'm not an engineer, but I would surely think enclosing most of the ladder might help...

Alan T · 09-20-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

I'm not an engineer, but I would surely think enclosing most of the ladder might help...

At the start of the video, I didn't think it looked too bad since it was an enclosed ladder.

That opinion did not take too long to change however!

lighthousekeeper · 09-20-2010, 12:16 PM

is that footage from Cloud City?

Chief Rum · 09-20-2010, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

How much of a pain it would be to attach a safety line 1700 feet from the ground...ah, I can think of worse pain.

Are there any engineers around here? Surely there is money to be made in how to provide a safer environment for these guys to climb in...it really can't be that hard, can it?

Oh, and, FUCK ME those guys are crazy!!

Two words: Rocket pack.

One additional word, filed under "necessary equipment": Parachute.

johnnyshaka · 09-20-2010, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lungs

Well my buddy that does this for a living works for an engineering firm so I'm not sure they've figured it out.

I hope to God that they aren't sitting on a better solution because being able to bill these guys out is more profitable...but then again, that wouldn't surprise me in the least.

JS19 · 09-20-2010, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Two words: Rocket pack.

One additional word, filed under "necessary equipment": Parachute.

Seriously. I mean people do jump off of these things for fun, so I know I would be an experienced BASE jumper if I was in this line of work.

MizzouRah · 09-20-2010, 12:46 PM

I don't even climb on my roof to put up Christmas lights.. my 14 year old daughter does that.

Wow.. it was rough just watching that video.. freaking crazy!

cartman · 09-20-2010, 12:50 PM

If you decided to save a couple of seconds at the top by not clipping in the safety line, you'd have 10-11 seconds before the ground reminded you that wasn't the best of ideas.

JediKooter · 09-20-2010, 01:04 PM

They need to make those things retractable. One thing I noticed (maybe it was just edited that way), he never looks up. He looks down and around, but, never really straight up.

Abe Sargent · 09-20-2010, 01:05 PM

How they build them -

Crane for as far as the crane can go, and then they use the antennae as a sort of crane and leapfrog parts up until they are done.

Chief Rum · 09-20-2010, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

How they build them -

Crane for as far as the crane can go, and then they use the antennae as a sort of crane and leapfrog parts up until they are done.

I like my way better.

And how about this? Build it flat, then just push it up with a whole village of Amish people. Cue Witness music.

Noop · 09-20-2010, 01:18 PM

That is insane.

Chief Rum · 09-20-2010, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Noop

That is insane.

Not really. Get a 1000 Amish men. Bring out their woman to churn butter and prepare the post-tower-raising supper. Tell the men it's for hanging bird feeders. And you're done.

stevew · 09-20-2010, 01:31 PM

Just a point-
You are likely dead from a massive head trauma before you can activate a jetpack/parachute.

Alan T · 09-20-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Just a point-
You are likely dead from a massive head trauma before you can activate a jetpack/parachute.

Clearly he was not thinking that solution all the way through when he suggested it.

The real solution is obviously anti-gravity boots.

SackAttack · 09-20-2010, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Clearly he was not thinking that solution all the way through when he suggested it.

The real solution is obviously anti-gravity boots.

The real solution is not to climb it in the first place!

CU Tiger · 09-20-2010, 07:11 PM

I've climbed a 480' tower to change an antenna..that was no sweat.
1500+' I dont qualify because of my weight/size.

That said I don't have to anymore...thats why I have employees...nah seriously we dont have the contract anymore we once did. But ive climbed 250' + dozens of times.

I had always heard the megas were changed by repelling from chopper and clipping on...guess not.

Dodgerchick · 09-20-2010, 07:58 PM

Uuuummmmmm no

RendeR · 09-20-2010, 11:54 PM

There are many high towers that are changed by chopper lifted mechanics. There was a show on Discovery Channel about them.

I could probably do that job. I'm never, EVER climbing that high. I know for a fact that I fall all too easily.

(getting out of bed, let alone anything else)

zums · 09-21-2010, 12:01 PM

video didnt really bother me - i honestly dont think i would have a huge problem with climbing that high

my issue: getting down

cartman · 09-21-2010, 12:11 PM

I've done some pretty high rock climbs, but that is an entirely different dynamic. Your brain processes it a lot differently than being exposed on all sides like that.

Ronnie Dobbs3 · 02-13-2014, 12:19 PM

CleBrownsfan · 02-13-2014, 05:39 PM

No thanks... My stomach was turning watching climb that last tower.

09-19-2010, 10:13 PM	#3
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	Umm....not just..umm...NO..but...ummmmm... FUCKINGHELLNO. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

09-19-2010, 10:24 PM	#4
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	I love the comment underneath the video. Something like, "After watching this, I thought of two words. The second was 'that!'" __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

09-19-2010, 10:44 PM	#6
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Sexy awesome vid, thanks! __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

09-19-2010, 11:28 PM	#8
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	I just shat my pants watching that. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

09-19-2010, 11:41 PM	#9
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	If I was in on the design meeting for this antenna, when it came to the topic of servicing the thing, and someone suggested "just weld a few bars to it, and hire some mechanic climb to the top with a 30 lb. toolbox" I would have strenuously objected to the idea that such a person existed. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

09-19-2010, 10:02 PM	#2
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	I watched that the other day. I got sick to my stomach just watching it.

09-19-2010, 11:16 PM	#7
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Curious how much guys like that get paid?

09-20-2010, 12:31 AM	#10
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Crazy it appears he's doing the first group of pegs with two points of contact. Finishes it with three though. And hell fuck no I wouldn't do that. I don't even climb at my work and my bosses have been trying to get me to do it so I can help with training. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

09-20-2010, 05:24 AM	#13
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	The video commentary is innacurate. The voice-over said that if a storm comes in there is no fast way down. I disagree.

09-20-2010, 05:50 AM	#14
Apathetic Lurker College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo,NY	I'm too fuckin' lazy to climb stairs

09-20-2010, 05:51 AM	#15
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	A good friend of mine does do this type of stuff though I'm not sure if he climbs anything that high. I believe he told me that tower climbers have the most frequent fatalities of any job in America though I/he may be wrong as I've never seen the stats.

09-20-2010, 06:37 AM	#16
Jughead Spock High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lowcountry, SC	I have literally had nightmares like that. No f'ing way ever. No amount of money.

09-20-2010, 07:02 AM	#17
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	At first it didn't seem too bad. Then it continued to get progressively worse as it went on. It is amazing to me how nonchalant he seemed to be while climbing that as well. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

09-20-2010, 07:51 AM	#18
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Life As a Wireless Tower Climber - Pays well, but for a reason.... - dslreports.com Not entirely sure on the validity of the source, but they claim... "Climbers often charge $1,500 or more a day plus additional insurance fees; one climber notes that he bills out at $295.00 per hour".

09-20-2010, 08:07 AM	#19
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	The "without protection" part is what gets me. I used to be an avid climber, and climbed some big stuff. I've carried heavy bags of gear up and down, in caves and on rocks. But I've always had a line to catch a fall. It looked like once he got to the top that he clipped in a safety line, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable doing any of it without a safety line (though I can understand how much of a pain it would be). /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

09-20-2010, 11:03 AM	#20
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	How much of a pain it would be to attach a safety line 1700 feet from the ground...ah, I can think of worse pain. Are there any engineers around here? Surely there is money to be made in how to provide a safer environment for these guys to climb in...it really can't be that hard, can it? Oh, and, FUCK ME those guys are crazy!!

09-20-2010, 11:30 AM	#22
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	How do they even put those towers up in the first place? __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

09-20-2010, 12:16 PM	#26
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	is that footage from Cloud City? __________________ ...

09-20-2010, 12:46 PM	#30
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I don't even climb on my roof to put up Christmas lights.. my 14 year old daughter does that. Wow.. it was rough just watching that video.. freaking crazy!

09-20-2010, 12:50 PM	#31
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	If you decided to save a couple of seconds at the top by not clipping in the safety line, you'd have 10-11 seconds before the ground reminded you that wasn't the best of ideas. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

09-20-2010, 01:04 PM	#32
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	They need to make those things retractable. One thing I noticed (maybe it was just edited that way), he never looks up. He looks down and around, but, never really straight up. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

09-20-2010, 01:05 PM	#33
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	How they build them - Crane for as far as the crane can go, and then they use the antennae as a sort of crane and leapfrog parts up until they are done. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

09-20-2010, 01:18 PM	#35
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	That is insane. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

09-20-2010, 01:31 PM	#37
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Just a point- You are likely dead from a massive head trauma before you can activate a jetpack/parachute.

09-20-2010, 07:11 PM	#40
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	I've climbed a 480' tower to change an antenna..that was no sweat. 1500+' I dont qualify because of my weight/size. That said I don't have to anymore...thats why I have employees...nah seriously we dont have the contract anymore we once did. But ive climbed 250' + dozens of times. I had always heard the megas were changed by repelling from chopper and clipping on...guess not.

09-20-2010, 07:58 PM	#41
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	Uuuummmmmm no

09-20-2010, 11:54 PM	#42
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	There are many high towers that are changed by chopper lifted mechanics. There was a show on Discovery Channel about them. I could probably do that job. I'm never, EVER climbing that high. I know for a fact that I fall all too easily. (getting out of bed, let alone anything else) __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

09-21-2010, 12:01 PM	#43
zums H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Dec 2000	video didnt really bother me - i honestly dont think i would have a huge problem with climbing that high my issue: getting down

09-21-2010, 12:11 PM	#44
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I've done some pretty high rock climbs, but that is an entirely different dynamic. Your brain processes it a lot differently than being exposed on all sides like that. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

02-13-2014, 12:19 PM	#45
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02-13-2014, 05:39 PM	#46
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	No thanks... My stomach was turning watching climb that last tower. __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

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