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Feek
15-09-2010, 18:45
I'm no stranger to working at heights, I regularly used to clamber up the roof of our house in Harlow and I've been up the 180ft radar tower not too far from here a few times but this is significantly higher than that.

These guys are climbing a tower nearly 1800ft high!

The climb is only (ONLY!) around 200ft because they get an elevator up so they start at 1600ft but this is stressful enough for anyone. I'm not sure I'd like to go this high.

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Nutcase
15-09-2010, 19:39
That actually made me feel queasy :shocked: I am wary of heights - not frightened of them but respect them. I'd probably get the lift to the 1600ft level and have a look out, but I'd want to have seen load tests on each element of the rest of the climb before I'd even remotely consider going any further. And even then I suspect I'd bottle it. Actually, I *know* I'd bottle it!

Those people have bigger cajones than me!
Flibster
15-09-2010, 20:21
Bungeeeeee! :D
Burble
15-09-2010, 20:44
Two words spring to mind - **** that!
divine
15-09-2010, 20:53
Free Climbing?

**** right off! :/
Mark
15-09-2010, 21:37
Well, the CN tower is 1,815.4 ft, but I had more than enough problems with the glass floor, which is less than 2/3rds the way up (1,122 ft). **** that indeed!
kaiowas
15-09-2010, 22:15
I was reading your post thinking "It can't be that scary, it'll just be a really long, really boring ladder with a cage around it, safe as houses."

Then I watched the video

**** me, they're mental. There was so much potential for death on that climb I'm surprised they're allowed to do it. Bit at the end was really mad as he was just standing there, hardly holding on to anything whilst he mucked about clipping himself on, meanwhile his mate is clambering around at his feet and pulling at the antenna.

Wonder if any of them wear a parachute as a 'last chance' safety device.
Belmit
15-09-2010, 22:24
Must be right chilly up there!
karbon
16-09-2010, 17:04
Wonder if any of them wear a parachute as a 'last chance' safety device.

i'd want one as a standard descent, sack trying to get my feet onto all those pegs again going down the way.
Knipples
16-09-2010, 20:02
I'm petrified of heights, and am slightly scared just having read this thread, might watch the video when i'm feeling brave :o
divine
16-09-2010, 20:05
I'm petrified of heights, and am slightly scared just having read this thread, might watch the video when i'm feeling brave :o

You've left it too late now, it has been removed on account of the guy in the video being worried he wouldn't get any work if potential employers saw that video.

So whilst in the video they say that the 'rules allow it', it would seem the way he was climbing would be massively frowned upon in real terms to the point no one would employ him if they knew.
Desmo
20-09-2010, 22:03
Video here :)

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100918/video/vod-amazing-video-of-workers-scaling-hug-dfc7e2c.html
Goose
22-09-2010, 08:21
That is ace!