scary as hell

[Seminole]

[immiketoo]

That's awesome. I don't think I'd have any problem with that, except for incoming storms. THAT would suck.

[MediaArtist]

Originally Posted by Freakazoid

tried to find some numbers but had no luck...where'd you get those from?

I got a "quote" from these guys:
http://www.jttowerservice.net/

They said $10 - $15 a foot is the normal rate depending on how high the tower actually is (higher, more danger, more expensive I suppose?).

So using the height of 1,768 feet from the video:

1768x10 = $17,680
or
1768x15 = $26,520

Which is pretty good for one day's work.

[MCMLXXXIX]

Originally Posted by MediaArtist

I got a "quote" from these guys:
http://www.jttowerservice.net/

They said $10 - $15 a foot is the normal rate depending on how high the tower actually is (higher, more danger, more expensive I suppose?).

So using the height of 1,768 feet from the video:

1768x10 = $17,680
or
1768x15 = $26,520

Which is pretty good for one day's work.

so $16000 of that is for taking an elevator. lol

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by MediaArtist

I got a "quote" from these guys:
http://www.jttowerservice.net/

They said $10 - $15 a foot is the normal rate depending on how high the tower actually is (higher, more danger, more expensive I suppose?).

So using the height of 1,768 feet from the video:

1768x10 = $17,680
or
1768x15 = $26,520

Which is pretty good for one day's work.

Damn, I actually thought about it for a second after seeing that... then I saw the video again. Nevermind

[m3pare]

scary as fuck

[MediaArtist]

Originally Posted by MCMLXXXIX

so $16000 of that is for taking an elevator. lol

An elevator that drops you off more than a quarter of a mile into the air.

[immiketoo]

Sounds awesome, but the swaying might be scary.

[O-cha]

I have a feeling he was SUPPOSED to be using a harness, but that probably takes too long for his liking....

[MCMLXXXIX]

Originally Posted by MediaArtist

An elevator that drops you off more than a quarter of a mile into the air.

its funny when you break it down conceptually

[balance]

can someone post a link to the video
all i see is white god damn boxes all the time it pisses me off

[Seminole]

Originally Posted by balance

can someone post a link to the video
all i see is white god damn boxes all the time it pisses me off

Look at the top of this page.

[E90SLAM]

That's the height if you fell off....you will have to catch your breath again and keep scream....

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" SUCK~ "AHHHHHHHHHHH~!!!!!!!!!"

[Seminole]

Originally Posted by E90SLAM

That's the height if you fell off....you will have to catch your breath again and keep scream....

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" SUCK~ "AHHHHHHHHHHH~!!!!!!!!!"

I wouldn't bother screaming. I'd try and see if I could wack it before I hit the ground.

[immiketoo]

LOL!

[greycrx87]

crazy shit man

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by Seminole

I wouldn't bother screaming. I'd try and see if I could wack it before I hit the ground.

[Los Angeles]

FUUuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUUUgggggGGGGGGG That!!!!

[Emerson]

Unbelievable!! MY hands were just sweating nonstop. Great PoV, really made me feel like I was climbing with him!!

[Maestro]

He did that to change a light bulb, Some day they will replace all the lights with LEDs and they will put guys out of jobs or their paychecks will be deeply cut.

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by Maestro

He did that to change a light bulb, Some day they will replace all the lights with LEDs and they will put guys out of jobs or their paychecks will be deeply cut.

Looking forward to a big paycheck when they decide to change it to LED.
Who's gonna go up their and change it? Also the electrical box somewhere lower in the tower could break too. Shit happens.

Plus LEDs are longer lasting and consume less power, but still it might need to be replaced "one day"....probably 15-20 years later.
Imagine the climber already dropped dead and bunch of management standing standing at the bottom of the tower looking up thinking "which intern should we send up to replace the bulb?"

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by E90SLAM

Looking forward to a big paycheck when they decide to change it to LED.
Who's gonna go up their and change it? Also the electrical box somewhere lower in the tower could break too. Shit happens.

Plus LEDs are longer lasting and consume less power, but still it might need to be replaced "one day"....probably 15-20 years later.
Imagine the climber already dropped dead and bunch of management standing standing at the bottom of the tower looking up thinking "which intern should we send up to replace the bulb?"

Shit does happen and when those lights go out, someone is up there immediately changing it. That is why those guys get the big bucks

As you hear in the video OHSA allows them to free climb with out a harness under certain circumstances. You know what those circumstances are? that a plane can hit one of those things and kill more than the guy climbing. The climber's life is less important than plane full of people and if a harness is going to slow him down he does not need it.


There are a small group of people who do this and other very dangerous things like underwater welling and salvage, skyscraper iron workers and the such and these people make big 6 figure incomes. All they need to do is risk their lives for a few hours every so often and they get to go home not worry about bullshit office politics, and they tell everyone to f themselves and they enjoy life and thank god they did not die that day and roll around in all the money they have.