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The world's most dangerous job

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J.M
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yeah i know long video

sparknotes: guy climbs 1600ft tower. no cables or safety gear. just freeclimbs with a 30 pound bag of tools.

Sep 5 2011 11:39PM
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jabroni.
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that would be such a fun job if you didnt work on the same towers every day. i loooove heights.
Sep 5 2011 11:41PM
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J.M
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hope its not a repost. i used searchbar
Sep 5 2011 11:49PM
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1337
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repost, and a scary one at that
Sep 5 2011 11:50PM
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ryano
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thats nuts.

but he is only actually climbing 160 feet. not 1600. haha. but its crazy its not harnessed.
Sep 6 2011 1:50AM
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Jakx~
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Dude I'm an actual climber, and that scared the SHIT!!!!! out of me!!!
Sep 6 2011 1:53AM
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Fucktown
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I would have to wear a parachute to work, those guys have balllllls
Sep 6 2011 2:41AM
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FLBP
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just watchin that vid makes my butt pucker

why no harness???

Sep 6 2011 2:45AM
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Fucktown
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They explain it in the vid, it takes too long/is too tiring to reattach your safety gear onto a new anchor point every few feet
Sep 6 2011 2:54AM
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moms_favorite
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i could barely watch that. my hands and feet are fuckin sweating
Sep 6 2011 3:06AM
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KrazyistKarl
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they are wearing harnesses, just don't use them all the time only when they need a break. and how hard is it to figure to just use a sliding anchor point on a pre installed cable that could run the full length of the tower?
Sep 6 2011 9:02AM
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Horizon
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That made me fidget in my chair.  Going up is probably the easy part, atleast you can see.  Going down your view of the next steps isn't as clear.
Sep 6 2011 9:17AM
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HamFaceGirl
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what do they do once at the top every day?
Sep 6 2011 9:29AM
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SkiThe603
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they start the climb back down, duh
Sep 6 2011 9:41AM
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J.M
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i think they check/mess with the light at the top or the whole antenna
Sep 6 2011 9:43AM
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Petey.
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Did that fucking look like 160 feet to you?
Sep 6 2011 9:52AM
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.spaghetticat.
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i hope u watched the video dude
he has safety going up the tower. then when he gets to the top he has a saftly device when he wasnts to take a break
Sep 6 2011 10:08AM
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stickerman
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barely. i dont think you would have time to clip your harness to the pole mid falling down.
Sep 6 2011 10:18AM
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Emma_Watson
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lol such a repost. still scary as ballz
Sep 6 2011 10:19AM
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802Valley
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thats some scary shit
Sep 6 2011 10:48AM
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*Dos*Planker*
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did you actually watch the video ? the narrotor clearly states they take an elevator up to about 1600 feet
Sep 6 2011 11:07AM
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Huck_Norris
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he's saying there's an elevator that takes you up like 15,840 or so feet and you climb up the rest of the way. 
Sep 6 2011 11:12AM
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moms_favorite
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cereal.
Sep 6 2011 12:02PM
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Mister.F
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Fuck this!
Sep 6 2011 12:48PM
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Fucktown
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It's probably just not very cost effective, or the climbers don't give enough of a fuck to want one... I mean, if OSHA allows it, it can't be that bad lol. And, have fun engineering a sliding anchor point that freely moves in 2 directions for 160 feet unless its pulled on at x speed/force level, and then pitching it for every sattelite tower construction company in the US.. I dont think anybody wants to be the guy who bids jobs costing 10% more for a safety precaution that isn't necessary. If you don't feel okay climbing it, get another job. It seems like these guys have no issues with it
Sep 6 2011 1:21PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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Almost 16,000 feet? 3 miles high? Really?
Sep 6 2011 2:32PM
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J.M
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sorry i was inactive for like 7 months and i tried the searchbar and looked at the first 2 or 3 pages
Sep 6 2011 4:34PM
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