WOW! I was getting dizzy just watching. That's too high for me unless I'm flying something.

Ummm, my response to what I just watched is not appropriate to post here...

Ther are special people for every job.

I am not special for this one.

watching it, half way up i felt like i had had five cups of
coffee.

i think i would have a better hoooook system. seemed
pretty mis-matched.

I think I really need to puke!

I was jittery at the start of the footage.

Definitely not the job for me.

-Ken

BTW, that must be fairly old footage. OSHA would NOT allow that free climbing anymore. At Vaisala, our field guys had full harnesses and redundant clips for 30' towers. And those clips attaching to open rungs???? Scary!

Thats crazy!

When I worked for NOAA many moons ago, I routinely had to go to the top of the BOA tower in Erie (NW of I-25 and HW7). It is only about 1000' tall and has a creaky elevator to take you to within about 25' of the top. Never had to do any climbing though, and we were always anchored when outside of the elevator.

Okay, SOMEONE IS NOT GETING PAID ENOUGH! I have the opposite of being afraid of heights... I forget or don't realize (look down) where I am and am most likely to just step off the ladder or tower. Whoa... JW was right, be an astronaut and come down from space... looking down... man, that is incredible. 😯

I think the thing that strikes me as most peculiar about all this is that the guy is wearing a cheesy pair of loose-fitting gloves. Your hand could pop right out of those and you'd be dead (in just a few seconds 😯 )

Why wouldn't you wear driving gloves or golf gloves or even cinched-down gardening gloves? Something that is both tight and secured to your wrists? Those loose floppy things are NOT the right equipment. It would be a bit like making a climb like that in flip-flops instead of boots.

Excellent point JW!

Wow...I've had to climb 200' ladders attached to buildings and that was tiring. I can't imagine climbing that tower. He had a 3 point stance most of the way up - I guess that is how OSHA allows it. Either that or leading edge work.

Edward

Wow...I've had to climb 200' ladders attached to buildings and that was tiring. I can't imagine climbing that tower. He had a 3 point stance most of the way up - I guess that is how OSHA allows it. Either that or leading edge work.

Edward

I have my suspicion on why they allow it. 😉

If the camera were steady, this wouldn't be so dizzying to watch.

John, I agree on the gloves - can't imagine they would feel secure.