Stairway to Heaven
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Uploaded by sternumagnum on Dec 28, 2010
This was shot from a camera mounted on the (hard) hat of a technician. There's this team of people who do repair work on very tall, antenna towers. The repairmen are climbing up essentially with nothing to protect them from lightning, slippery steps, attacks of dizziness, nasty birds, etc. In short, if they slip, that's it. And it's a long way down. But they're quite casual about the whole thing.
Notice that the main part of their work begins after this clip ends. The climb is the getting-to-work part.
EDIT JULY 2011: A lot of viewers recommend coming down by using a PARACHUTE. Please know that this would be very dangerous! First of all, carrying the parachute with you all the way up, in addition to the tool bag, seriously hampers your movements and it weighs you down. Then, you have to jump very far from the tower and its cables and protrusions - otherwise you risk the parachute getting ripped or not opening at all. (Parachutes open rather widely!)
EDIT SEPTEMBER 2011: And, yes, they're wearing HARD HATS because they want to protect their heads when they are climbing up. Even a small hit on your (bare) head may bring dizziness and make you lose your balance.
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I have no idea why but this reminds me of the introduction to Abe's Odyssey...
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how do i get a job doing that
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@Pthayaa To protect your head from the wrench the guy on the tower 200' above you dropped.
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"Now we've reached the base of the antenna. From here it's just another 60 feet to the top..."
Just? Just...?!
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climbing down is the scary part to me
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Disoriented?!? Hell, I'm disoriented just sitting on the couch watching this! LOL!
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@sternumagnum right
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I'd like to see you do that Mike Rowe....it may not be a dirty job until half way up when you shit yourself
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What's the point of the hardhat? To protect your head when you fall?? riiiiiiiight
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"this is the tricky part"
The whole damn thing is one big "tricky part".
MoonCrashed 1 month ago 18
great part-time job for base jumpers.
AccidentalBroadcast 3 weeks ago 9