I was a rigger for several years. Been up pretty high,, but nothing this high. Ive never been over 500 feet. The physical endurance that this takes is pretty impressive. If it were me climbing, I'd be needing to stop and more breaks than this guy is needing to take lol. He was climbing on those pegs for sooo long, and then looked up and he's still sooo far from the top! Dude is a beast for sure. Whats TRULY impressive tho..and seriously dumb, in my opinion..are the guys who free climb all the way up to the top. Not using their lanyards on each peg as they climb. Alot more of them free climb than u would think. That right there takes some serious nerve.
@@csallday thats no shit lol. I free sometimes, depending on how high up I am, what kind of structure I'm on, etc . A tower id probably feel ok free climbing until my arms start feeling heavy and tight and full of lactic acid. Lol definitely couldn't do it up on the stick though. Id probably want a scaredie strap lol. I have definitely done some pretty dicey stuff at work tho that my wife definitely doesn't want to know about lol
@Capri yes, absolutely. It took a few months before I was completely completely comfortable, but it did get a whole lot easier over time. Having confidence in my equipment helped tremendously. Knowing that my fall protection and prevention equipment like my harness and lanyards and life line rope and all that WILL work like its supposed to work and keep me from falling to my death definitely helped quite a bit too. Having confidence in my equipment was probably overall the biggest thing that helped me get over the fear that comes with being several hundred feet in the air.
I really dont understand who thought it was a good idea to change where the steps are all the way up top. its like the people designing them were like "Oh you know what would be really funny? is if we mess with the guys climbing and change the direction of the steps on them at 1600ft."
@@dalbgg6 I think it's like that, so the climbing pegs will face closer to him, when he's putting his hook on it. So he won't have to reach around the side. And I don't think it's too much of an inconvenience.
The gentleman who did the climb and maintenance im told is from the Denver, Colorado area and he is the oldest on his crew. He said the youngsters are way to spoiled by technology and afraid of heights, Rob B. is 48 years old and freaking fearless when working atop some of the tallest structures worldwide. rumours are its not uncommon to pull 120g for guys like him. Brave and Balls of steel !!!!
spoiled by the very technology that he chose to risk his life to change bulbs for ....people should stop claiming "kids are spoiled by tech" when it's obviously serving them, too!
Only 120,000? I make quite a bit more than that in construction that has my feet firmly planted on the ground. My man is getting ripped off if that's all he's paid...
I put (with help of coarse) the three lights on top of the mountain in East Granby Connecticut. They were longer than usual telephone poles with lights on top.. I maintained those lights and all the beacons and towers at all the State owned airports climbing the towers and poles for maintenance and changing the lamps. It was a great job and I loved the view..
Never been this high. Climbed maybe 350. Used manlifts to 1K but stayed on the platform helping out the crew upstairs. Did this work years ago. My hands are beat from arthritis and I tend to drop small things so I'm more topside support or ground crew these days. Great work for the young to get into. I always love the views which speak for themselves here.
There is no way on this earth or my lifetime will you see me do that for a thrill. I am a Paramedic and a Former Fire Chief who goes inside burning buildings fighting fire, along with going to Iraq and Afghanistan deployments as well, but no way could I do that! I even love to fly, but I am pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten more than 100' up off the ground, let alone 1000'! I am pretty sure I wouldn't even have thought about doing that, let alone doing it! To each of themselves on getting an adrenaline rush, but that's not for me! I am also no longer young to think I'm invincible anymore either! That takes a very fit individual with some major cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength to do that! I absolutely appreciate those that can do that! I have been told that I'm insane on me being able to go inside a burning building or volunteering for the deployments too. Everyone has stuff that others can't understand on they can do it. That is why for the most part I am glad we have in the world, many of different personalities and abilities! Wow!
I am a ww2 American spy worked under hitler for years to steal secrets to give to our country and secretly took out specific targets and then exfiled behind enemy lines and I would probably pass out before I even got halfway
@@producedby3am344 Thank you so very very much for your service in this world! You are the Best generation! Everyone has a weakness and sometimes it's heights. I have even heard a ranger tell me how he could not do that. He could if he had a parachute but not like this video shows. Your comment and his make me feel that I still have a set of balls! May God bless you dearly! I could only imagine how well America would do if we had all of the gear and technology with your war!
Thank God for the man to do this work. Think about no Doppler radar TV broadcast FM cellular phones back in the day pagers is very hard work. A lot of travel time away from home and family very little pay for the work. I’m proud and loved every hand I work with people had your back and you had theirs. Thank God for tower hands unappreciated workers. LJ
These tower climbers must be absolutely insane. My entire lower body turns to electrified jelly just watching them. Balls of steel is an understatement. And that’s coming from a combat veteran of 2 deployments. I’d freeze up like a human icicle 🧊 once I hit those those pegs… “oh… I’m supposed to.. ok.. and it gets even skinnier in about 100 feet?… yeah:. Ok… I quit… Call the coast guard or whoever to come pry my hands and entire shaking body off of this ridiculously high antennae thing…”
LMAO! Lol, you made me laugh out loud with a big smile! I am a Paramedic and a Former Fire Chief who goes inside burning buildings fighting fire, along with Iraq and Afghanistan deployments as well! I am laughing because I am thinking the same thing! I even love to fly, but I am pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten more than 100' up off the ground, let alone 1000'! I am pretty sure I wouldn't even have thought about doing that, let alone doing it! To each of themselves on getting an adrenaline rush, but that's not for me! I am also no longer young to think I'm invincible anymore either! That takes a very fit individual with some major cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength to do that! I absolutely appreciate those that can do that! I have been told that I'm insane on me being able to go inside a burning building or volunteering for the deployments too. Everyone has stuff that others can't understand on they can do it. That is why for the most part I am glad we have in the world, many of different personalities and abilities! Wow!
@@AmericaVoice thank you for your service sir! Glad I could get a chuckle out of someone with similar experience and sense of humor (aka Higher intelligence… lol.)
I loved climbing! Now that I'm 60 my back can't take the hours of wearing the 50 lbs combined weight of harness and tools. Highest I ever was was on middle island on Long Island at 550 ft. Could see Long Island sound to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. What I will note on this tower which as of today 9 years later is completely illegal is that the tower has no tie off at the top. 100% illegal today. I do miss it though! I had a corner office view at a different location every week.
Great job I believe the hooks on the steps going up where you put your lanyard on to on the orange part them hooks should come out higher just in case you would slip that big Carabiner you have could pop right off of their God bless
I was thinking they could put a couple of pulleys on the tower, one at the bottom and one at the top, with a continuous "clothesline" sort of setup, with the light attached to the line, and just hoist the light up to the top pulley. If you mount it with the top pulley facing upwards, the light would be above the rest of the structure.
@@parpir76 Nah. Not even close. These towers are very strong and designed to flex. They're capable of supporting weights from several hundred to several thousand pounds being hoisted up the side. The reason you can't lower the fixture to change the bulb is because it's not practical.
Are they connected to the orange part in some other way? Besides those lines he connects to each hand hold? Just a small metal lip stopping the carabiner from sliding off? If not, that makes me want to hurl…
I’ve always wondered why climbers don’t pack a parachute with them? Seriously!! Exhausting enough getting to the top and doing your work, and NOW you gotta go DOWN the same way (and speed ) . It seems much more efficient and safer to just jump, and immediately pull the rip cord?? Thoughts anyone??
Not enough time for the chute to deploy... base jumpers hold a small parachute to open the main faster but it's held in the hand while jumping, try climbing 1700ft with a small parachute in your hand with cables attached 😂 someone probably has parachuted of one though.
I almost got a job doing this, the thing is I hate heights and I knew it would be miserable. I thought maybe if I did this, it would get over my fear of heights. I ended up just changing my mind. That being said, the people that do it, you gotta give mad props to
You saved your life having a fear of heights myself I tried a cherry picker at a fucking warehouse and was shitting bricks at 60 feet in the air that alone is scary. Lol I knew I had a fear and still did it and I was screaming my mommy name 😂
@@sarahhhx3 yeah I get all shaky, breathe heavy and almost kinda get fatigued when I climb up tall stuff. Idk how people do stuff like this, maybe they’re a little scared too idk. 1700 feet? That’s crazy lol
Ive always dreamed about doing this. A week ago, my buddy told me his boss will bring me on. Start this monday on a 1200 ft tower. Hoping I can do this. Going to PA for a couple weeks from MI, first time going that way. IM more excited than scared and I just shit myself
I saw one of these having the last top piece put on using a helicopter and a guy with a spanner, which takes even bigger balls than climbing it. Crazy stuff.
1:19 i’m not a climber. Does music help you with nerves at all while climbing? I imagine perhaps at a low volume to still observe surroundings. This cool music makes your video fun and less gut wrenching. God bless the climbers ❤
it would not take a lot for the steel fabricators to include a proper closed ring under each step/handle, so that the climbers could have a legitimate clip-on point for their safety lanyards as they ascend and descend the tower.
No because how are you going to control which direction the parachute opens, plus if you fall you’re going to be a few feet from the tower and that’s if you don’t hit a dish on the way down. It takes 10 seconds to fall the first 1,000ft and 5 seconds for the next thousand feet once you reach terminal velocity. So you will not have time to react
Someone needs to invent a light that has 6-10 bulbs that can be turned on independently that way you can reduce the number of climbs and thus reduce the job risks... I honestly don’t know how you can do that!
Yikes, to be up there feeling that slick stick swaying around in the wind, is a feeling you are welcome to keep to yourself. I think seeing how the climbing pegs attach to the innards of the slick stick could bring on more stomach churning butterflies!!
I was gagging when you were climbing inside the white structural steel section. Then you got some fresh air on the red mast! Then the mast just got smaller and smaller. I would be completely paralyzed well before that! I was waiting to see the fire breathing dragon perched at the top. Wow!
You know what I think about this job is just putting a web 20-30m above the ground what absorbe the impact on case he falls. Just a web 30m wide complete around the tower in 20-30 m high.
Those pegs were all he gets to hook his safety line on while climbing the red part. I wouldn’t trust that my large opening round clip wouldn’t just pop over the peg. Huge balls.
When you get to the very last section and the rungs are completely opposite of each other, don't the huge balls get in the way? The only way I'd be getting to the top of this tower would be if it fell over and was laying n the ground.
Talk about the people that do the painting on this thing. Climbing with slippery paint mitts Only time that I ever really felt scared and unsure myself was when I had those damn mitts on.
I don't understand why they can't have a full loop system at the orange part of the tower those pegs are exposed if you were to slide off to the side the lanyard would flip right over those pegs
Even if you had the guts it is very stressful to the fingers, hands, arms, legs, feet, and other parts of the body, as well as suffering from extreme dehydration induced muscle cramps, chronic fatigue syndrome, and suffering from the pain and discomfort on the bottom of your feet from standing on those narrow pegs for hours at a time.
Wow that is much more dangerous than climbing towers that have a ladder inside a fremework. Here there is no ladder and no framework; he is on the outside the whole time. I wouldn't be able to climb just 20 feet up that tower.
Real talk I would rock a parachute and just go down the fun way. Why has nobody implemented a winch system up to the top? If you put a strong winch at the top, had a steel cable run down the tower like a loop, and the climber could hook on and be pulled up.
if one did this the motor would be at the base of the tower, but its not practical since the weight of the cable would be to great and cause instability problems, also the cable needs to be secure to the tower when not in use else it blows around in the wind and damages it.
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I was a rigger for several years. Been up pretty high,, but nothing this high. Ive never been over 500 feet. The physical endurance that this takes is pretty impressive. If it were me climbing, I'd be needing to stop and more breaks than this guy is needing to take lol. He was climbing on those pegs for sooo long, and then looked up and he's still sooo far from the top! Dude is a beast for sure. Whats TRULY impressive tho..and seriously dumb, in my opinion..are the guys who free climb all the way up to the top. Not using their lanyards on each peg as they climb. Alot more of them free climb than u would think. That right there takes some serious nerve.
what about no safety at all? we are stupid but enjoy the thrill in life ;D
It takes a special wife to do it without the safety hook
@@csallday thats no shit lol. I free sometimes, depending on how high up I am, what kind of structure I'm on, etc . A tower id probably feel ok free climbing until my arms start feeling heavy and tight and full of lactic acid. Lol definitely couldn't do it up on the stick though. Id probably want a scaredie strap lol. I have definitely done some pretty dicey stuff at work tho that my wife definitely doesn't want to know about lol
@Capri yes, absolutely. It took a few months before I was completely completely comfortable, but it did get a whole lot easier over time. Having confidence in my equipment helped tremendously. Knowing that my fall protection and prevention equipment like my harness and lanyards and life line rope and all that WILL work like its supposed to work and keep me from falling to my death definitely helped quite a bit too. Having confidence in my equipment was probably overall the biggest thing that helped me get over the fear that comes with being several hundred feet in the air.
@@mattjack3983 did you ever fall?
I heard he cleaned the underside of the ISS while he was up there.
Lolol
good thing they wearing hard hats just in case they fall
How much does this type of work pay?
@@derekosborne3340 bei einem Sturz muss man seinen Hintern zuerst ausgraben, damit man ihn begraben kann.
@@Bubbabodine Not enough for me!
I really dont understand who thought it was a good idea to change where the steps are all the way up top. its like the people designing them were like "Oh you know what would be really funny? is if we mess with the guys climbing and change the direction of the steps on them at 1600ft."
what do you mean
you mean at the base of the antenna?
@@carreraman8364 go to 2:38 and 9:40 time stamps and youll see the handles they are grabbing turn for some reason.
@@dalbgg6 I wonder if the circumference of the steel became to small to have the handles angled anymore
@@dalbgg6 I think it's like that, so the climbing pegs will face closer to him, when he's putting his hook on it. So he won't have to reach around the side. And I don't think it's too much of an inconvenience.
The gentleman who did the climb and maintenance im told is from the Denver, Colorado area and he is the oldest on his crew. He said the youngsters are way to spoiled by technology and afraid of heights, Rob B. is 48 years old and freaking fearless when working atop some of the tallest structures worldwide. rumours are its not uncommon to pull 120g for guys like him. Brave and Balls of steel !!!!
Let me get a job lol
Is this tower in Colorado? I’m not aware of any super tall tower like this in that state.
spoiled by the very technology that he chose to risk his life to change bulbs for ....people should stop claiming "kids are spoiled by tech" when it's obviously serving them, too!
@@enneaf1676I think is what he's trying to say dummy is these guys are not respected enough and maybe he was just making a joke within his crew😂😂😂
Only 120,000? I make quite a bit more than that in construction that has my feet firmly planted on the ground.
My man is getting ripped off if that's all he's paid...
Nope not enough money in the world to get me to climb that!! My hat’s off to you. You have to be in fantastic shape in order to do that.
Never film with music, it takes all the authenticity and danger outta what you're doing. LIVE sound is the best
He just was farting all the way, so original sound got horrible....
Some of us like the music😮
I put (with help of coarse) the three lights on top of the mountain in East Granby Connecticut. They were longer than usual telephone poles with lights on top.. I maintained those lights and all the beacons and towers at all the State owned airports climbing the towers and poles for maintenance and changing the lamps. It was a great job and I loved the view..
I know exactly what lights you’re talking about in East Granby!!
Yikes. And pray the welds on those foot holds don't break
Never been this high. Climbed maybe 350. Used manlifts to 1K but stayed on the platform helping out the crew upstairs. Did this work years ago. My hands are beat from arthritis and I tend to drop small things so I'm more topside support or ground crew these days. Great work for the young to get into. I always love the views which speak for themselves here.
Total and utter respect to these guys. The ladder part is fine, but I’ll pass on the orange antenna! It can stay broke!
Ong 😂
There is no way on this earth or my lifetime will you see me do that for a thrill. I am a Paramedic and a Former Fire Chief who goes inside burning buildings fighting fire, along with going to Iraq and Afghanistan deployments as well, but no way could I do that! I even love to fly, but I am pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten more than 100' up off the ground, let alone 1000'! I am pretty sure I wouldn't even have thought about doing that, let alone doing it! To each of themselves on getting an adrenaline rush, but that's not for me! I am also no longer young to think I'm invincible anymore either! That takes a very fit individual with some major cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength to do that! I absolutely appreciate those that can do that! I have been told that I'm insane on me being able to go inside a burning building or volunteering for the deployments too. Everyone has stuff that others can't understand on they can do it. That is why for the most part I am glad we have in the world, many of different personalities and abilities! Wow!
I am a ww2 American spy worked under hitler for years to steal secrets to give to our country and secretly took out specific targets and then exfiled behind enemy lines and I would probably pass out before I even got halfway
Thank you for your service 🔥❤️🇺🇸
@@producedby3am344 Thank you so very very much for your service in this world! You are the Best generation! Everyone has a weakness and sometimes it's heights. I have even heard a ranger tell me how he could not do that. He could if he had a parachute but not like this video shows. Your comment and his make me feel that I still have a set of balls! May God bless you dearly! I could only imagine how well America would do if we had all of the gear and technology with your war!
Thank God for the man to do this work. Think about no Doppler radar TV broadcast FM cellular phones back in the day pagers is very hard work. A lot of travel time away from home and family very little pay for the work. I’m proud and loved every hand I work with people had your back and you had theirs. Thank God for tower hands unappreciated workers. LJ
I think they get paid pretty well for this, actually. This is no humdrum job.
These tower climbers must be absolutely insane. My entire lower body turns to electrified jelly just watching them. Balls of steel is an understatement. And that’s coming from a combat veteran of 2 deployments. I’d freeze up like a human icicle 🧊 once I hit those those pegs… “oh… I’m supposed to.. ok.. and it gets even skinnier in about 100 feet?… yeah:. Ok… I quit… Call the coast guard or whoever to come pry my hands and entire shaking body off of this ridiculously high antennae thing…”
LMAO! Lol, you made me laugh out loud with a big smile! I am a Paramedic and a Former Fire Chief who goes inside burning buildings fighting fire, along with Iraq and Afghanistan deployments as well! I am laughing because I am thinking the same thing! I even love to fly, but I am pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten more than 100' up off the ground, let alone 1000'! I am pretty sure I wouldn't even have thought about doing that, let alone doing it! To each of themselves on getting an adrenaline rush, but that's not for me! I am also no longer young to think I'm invincible anymore either! That takes a very fit individual with some major cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength to do that! I absolutely appreciate those that can do that! I have been told that I'm insane on me being able to go inside a burning building or volunteering for the deployments too. Everyone has stuff that others can't understand on they can do it. That is why for the most part I am glad we have in the world, many of different personalities and abilities! Wow!
@@AmericaVoice thank you for your service sir! Glad I could get a chuckle out of someone with similar experience and sense of humor (aka Higher intelligence… lol.)
Electrified jelly 😂😂😂😂
For real this guy is insane, that orange ladder is nuts
Take a minute to appreciate the guy who has to paint that tower every few years.
I had an uncle who painted the George Washington bridge. He had one eye, so he was lacking in depth perception. Certainly helped on that job!
I love movie fall 2022 but you are real bad ass
I loved climbing! Now that I'm 60 my back can't take the hours of wearing the 50 lbs combined weight of harness and tools. Highest I ever was was on middle island on Long Island at 550 ft. Could see Long Island sound to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. What I will note on this tower which as of today 9 years later is completely illegal is that the tower has no tie off at the top. 100% illegal today. I do miss it though! I had a corner office view at a different location every week.
Thank you for doing this job. I got enough anxiety just from watching that I am going to hit a couple shots of Jack and call it a night!
Lmao
That's just nuts. Much respect. I'm clumsy at the worst possible time and I'd drop a socket wrench
Uuuuppppssss...😅
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Climber: Where did I put that light I need to change? (Over the radio)
Guy on ground: Hey man you forgot the light.
Climber: Your turn
The people who do this for a living have balls of steel
fucking great
In a kevlar sack.
EXACTLY
And the size of church bells!
I do this
I get dizzy climbing a 6' ladder to clean my gutters! Amazing video!
Great job I believe the hooks on the steps going up where you put your lanyard on to on the orange part them hooks should come out higher just in case you would slip that big Carabiner you have could pop right off of their God bless
All that engineering, and nobody can figure out how to lower the light bulb down to the ground for changing?
Haha yeah,that’s what I was thinking
I believe if you were to have the machinery installed to accomplish this job, that the additional weight may compromise the tower .
I was thinking they could put a couple of pulleys on the tower, one at the bottom and one at the top, with a continuous "clothesline" sort of setup, with the light attached to the line, and just hoist the light up to the top pulley. If you mount it with the top pulley facing upwards, the light would be above the rest of the structure.
@@parpir76 Nah. Not even close. These towers are very strong and designed to flex. They're capable of supporting weights from several hundred to several thousand pounds being hoisted up the side. The reason you can't lower the fixture to change the bulb is because it's not practical.
Are they connected to the orange part in some other way? Besides those lines he connects to each hand hold? Just a small metal lip stopping the carabiner from sliding off? If not, that makes me want to hurl…
Some antennas have better hook points, but what you see in this video is mostly what you get.
I’ve always wondered why climbers don’t pack a parachute with them? Seriously!! Exhausting enough getting to the top and doing your work, and NOW you gotta go DOWN the same way (and speed ) . It seems much more efficient and safer to just jump, and immediately pull the rip cord?? Thoughts anyone??
Not enough time for the chute to deploy... base jumpers hold a small parachute to open the main faster but it's held in the hand while jumping, try climbing 1700ft with a small parachute in your hand with cables attached 😂 someone probably has parachuted of one though.
I almost got a job doing this, the thing is I hate heights and I knew it would be miserable. I thought maybe if I did this, it would get over my fear of heights. I ended up just changing my mind. That being said, the people that do it, you gotta give mad props to
You saved your life having a fear of heights myself I tried a cherry picker at a fucking warehouse and was shitting bricks at 60 feet in the air that alone is scary. Lol I knew I had a fear and still did it and I was screaming my mommy name 😂
I give them props too!
@@sarahhhx3 yeah I get all shaky, breathe heavy and almost kinda get fatigued when I climb up tall stuff. Idk how people do stuff like this, maybe they’re a little scared too idk. 1700 feet? That’s crazy lol
Check out the movie, “Fall”
Should we build a platform for the climbers to break at eagerly every 250 feet?
Engineer: negative
You’re a beast homeboy
@@Powerbandm what lol
I just thought the statement you made was beast and so accurate
@@Powerbandm ahhhh sorry guess I need to catch up on the lingo 😂😂
thats why they have hooks, and a ladder
Ive always dreamed about doing this. A week ago, my buddy told me his boss will bring me on. Start this monday on a 1200 ft tower. Hoping I can do this. Going to PA for a couple weeks from MI, first time going that way. IM more excited than scared and I just shit myself
Curious how it turned out.
@@ryancorsaut5177 Insert sound of crickets chirping, lol
Dudes name is Jake Fall…
@@rjminar1980 hahahahaha we both know this dude ain’t going to be doing this shiiiit lol
@@rjminar1980 bruh I know XD
This guy doesn't do any drugs. Guaranteed.
What are you talking about? He is high AF!
I saw one of these having the last top piece put on using a helicopter and a guy with a spanner, which takes even bigger balls than climbing it. Crazy stuff.
1:19 i’m not a climber. Does music help you with nerves at all while climbing? I imagine perhaps at a low volume to still observe surroundings. This cool music makes your video fun and less gut wrenching. God bless the climbers ❤
it would not take a lot for the steel fabricators to include a proper closed ring under each step/handle, so that the climbers could have a legitimate clip-on point for their safety lanyards as they ascend and descend the tower.
Serious question, as high as this tower is could you wear a parachute as a backup?
You could as long as you stay clear of the tower for a successful landing
No because how are you going to control which direction the parachute opens, plus if you fall you’re going to be a few feet from the tower and that’s if you don’t hit a dish on the way down. It takes 10 seconds to fall the first 1,000ft and 5 seconds for the next thousand feet once you reach terminal velocity. So you will not have time to react
Someone needs to invent a light that has 6-10 bulbs that can be turned on independently that way you can reduce the number of climbs and thus reduce the job risks... I honestly don’t know how you can do that!
It's easy to do this job.
Most of these towers are being retrofitted with LED beacons which require MUCH less maintenance and have redundancy built in.
@@FFred-us9tw Ya, cool not having to change them for 50+ years.
@@Darkk6969 not even close to 50 years. On average about 10 years depending on climate.
Yikes, to be up there feeling that slick stick swaying around in the wind, is a feeling you are welcome to keep to yourself. I think seeing how the climbing pegs attach to the innards of the slick stick could bring on more stomach churning butterflies!!
Was gonna try this one time then I fell out of bed and woke up, feeling better now 😂
I don’t understand how people can do this kind of stuff. I’m nervous when I put Christmas lights on the house.
As a lattice climber i Love those Videos. Anyone here in 2024?
He must be strong to hoist up those giant balls of steel.
So, for 1600 feet, the harness snap hooks lock onto a closed ladder, but for the highest 100 feet, they can just slip off the foot pegs?
I was gagging when you were climbing inside the white structural steel section. Then you got some fresh air on the red mast! Then the mast just got smaller and smaller. I would be completely paralyzed well before that! I was waiting to see the fire breathing dragon perched at the top. Wow!
How do you make it up there with such humongous balls weighing you down
Nice Sopranos style ending!
Courage requires fear, and some people just don't have a fear of heights.
*Gets to the top*
"Sh*t I forgot the replacement light bulb!"
So easy for me to watch as the ground isn't ground anymore. It's the earth.
Him at 20' or even 50' would make make me shit myself in sheer panic. :)
I think the climb down would be the scariest and most dangerous .lile on the mtn called k2 most deaths are on the decent
You know what I think about this job is just putting a web 20-30m above the ground what absorbe the impact on case he falls. Just a web 30m wide complete around the tower in 20-30 m high.
Those pegs were all he gets to hook his safety line on while climbing the red part. I wouldn’t trust that my large opening round clip wouldn’t just pop over the peg. Huge balls.
Good Job, Nice view 👍
Highest I ever did was a 70m chimney. Full suspension harness, Petzl helmet and the works. Scary af.
I can’t fathom not being afraid of heights. I would’ve froze and fell off.
I just stumbled upon this video. From up there, the horizon of the earth looks round. Almost like the earth isn't flat?😮
Great U2 music ! Haha
Oh HELL no! There's not enough money in the WORLD to get me to do this! But thank heaven there ARE guys willing to do the needed work.
Parabéns, cara. Se eu defendesse deste trabalho, eu morreira.
Imagine getting to the top and realizing you forgot the light bulb.
Hope the life insurance policy is solid
The video is good. The music SUCKS! Why the hell does everyone feel the need for music? We could tune into the local radio station for that!
Absolutely not in a million years. My hats off to you Sir.
I just started a job as a tower climber and I definitely underestimated how tiring it is. Good views though.
How’s it going so far bro?! I’m looking into getting into the field myself 🤔😅 any Tips or Pointers ?
I think to myself - 1800 feet is only about 6 football fields. Then I watch this, and the guy looks like he's about to touch outer space!
When you get to the very last section and the rungs are completely opposite of each other, don't the huge balls get in the way? The only way I'd be getting to the top of this tower would be if it fell over and was laying n the ground.
This is so impressive; even the movement of the Go Pro makes me nauseous...😅
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They made a movie about this. Two climbers got stuck at the top and only one survived. Fall 2022
Talk about the people that do the painting on this thing. Climbing with slippery paint mitts Only time that I ever really felt scared and unsure myself was when I had those damn mitts on.
The paint looks quite fresh ,someone must have taken a paint pot and brush up there recently
I don't understand why they can't have a full loop system at the orange part of the tower those pegs are exposed if you were to slide off to the side the lanyard would flip right over those pegs
All that way just to change a lightbulb. Much respect to you keep safe. I get a nose bleed in high heels
Gets to the top and forgets his spanner 😵😱
Thats pretty amazing, i Don't know if it's the camera but it looks like you can see the curvature of the earth.
It's the fisheye lens. You'd need to be at an altitude of at least 35,000 feet before you start to notice any curvature.
What's it take to get involved in this career field and what's the yearly pay?
Are those rings round the rungs actually going to do anything if you fall? Placebo.
Я от страха уже весь диван жопой пережевал...😮
Привет я с дивана на пол сел и стало нормально.
if you look really hard you can see the vehicle that they drove, looks like a tiny dark dot.
Any radiation coming off those top elements? Is it transmitting?
Mono poles are the worst. I have to think that maybe there was an elevator, but climbing the last couple hundred feet had to be daunting.
Iy seems like they could build these things so that the light can be lowered so climbing would not be neccesary for regular maintenence.
climbing down is a lot harder because you " can't see" where to put your feet, so you have to to feel your way down...!
Pretty sure if sound was throughout you’d hear his balls clanking as he climbed the post. Big big balls. Sir.
That's amazing. Would love to have that job
Even if you had the guts it is very stressful to the fingers, hands, arms, legs, feet, and other parts of the body, as well as suffering from extreme dehydration induced muscle cramps, chronic fatigue syndrome, and suffering from the pain and discomfort on the bottom of your feet from standing on those narrow pegs for hours at a time.
Oh shit, I forgot the lightbulb! 😳
LED beacons don't use lightbulbs.
@@CreeseDF It was a joke, obviously.
@@mbrown187 yeah, jokes are supposed to be funny. this one is overused and unoriginal. kick rocks
Don't forget to refill the blinker fluid
I'm sitting in my chair and I swear I am about to fall out.
Geez, I don't know how they're doing it. My stuff is puckering just watching this video.
Wow that is much more dangerous than climbing towers that have a ladder inside a fremework. Here there is no ladder and no framework; he is on the outside the whole time. I wouldn't be able to climb just 20 feet up that tower.
Sei coraggioso, amico mio, ma non farei questa cosa nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo! Comunque, complimenti, bravissimo!
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Plenty of time to regret one's career path on the shortcut down. The movie "Fall" comes to mind.
When will they have drones powerful enough to fly a guy up there?
Now, what about the guys who assembled this tower??? 😳
1:12 🙄 sweating 👐🏼😧😰💩
I hope he included how he replaced the bulb on top of the tower. Because that's the only reason why they do the climb.
always hated those fiberglass pegs. They will break on you in extreme weather conditions after they have been up there for awhile.
The final part should be him jumping off and landing in a haystack after surveying the land and unlocking the next part of the map 😂
Man I hope y’all make good money, that’s fucking terrifying 😳😂
Legend has it that the tower still leans to the side from the weight of his balls.
Good evening.. Citations for the music used please ?
Andi they told US there are satellites above us...😂😂😂
Real talk I would rock a parachute and just go down the fun way. Why has nobody implemented a winch system up to the top? If you put a strong winch at the top, had a steel cable run down the tower like a loop, and the climber could hook on and be pulled up.
if one did this the motor would be at the base of the tower, but its not practical since the weight of the cable would be to great and cause instability problems, also the cable needs to be secure to the tower when not in use else it blows around in the wind and damages it.
Legend has it he's still up there climbing to this day
Good try man