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Today I closed a 210m (688ft) ladder

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KrazyistKarl
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I climbed down a 210m ladder today, that's 688ft. Have you climbed a taller ladder? I doubt it.
Jan 8 2014 8:54PM
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KrazyistKarl
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Mother fucking autocorrect on mobile.
Jan 8 2014 8:55PM
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Aidan-G
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That's cool. But was it fully extended and right at the weight limit?
Jan 8 2014 8:56PM
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iH8pow
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good for you....
...but my grandfather has climbed a 2500 foot ladder...
Jan 8 2014 8:56PM
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-MK-
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Sweet claim bro, this thread is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I got distracted watching your icon...
Jan 8 2014 8:57PM
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TechnoPotamus
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climbed a few of these bad boys in my day

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Jan 8 2014 8:57PM
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stickski
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More adventurous than most accountants.
Jan 8 2014 9:02PM
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-WZ-
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i climbed your moms ladder into her room last night
Jan 8 2014 9:41PM
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jordangaebel
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i climbed up your mom to titty fuck her
Jan 8 2014 10:13PM
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No_Dub
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Oil refinery work. ladders make the world go round.
Jan 8 2014 10:15PM
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SlurmrnHurnyBurn
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I think the question that's being over looked here is why?
Jan 8 2014 10:21PM
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*ninja*
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nice op Click for larger image
Jan 8 2014 10:29PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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My job

Jan 8 2014 10:34PM
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KrazyistKarl
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But I'm on mobile
Jan 8 2014 10:40PM
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KrazyistKarl
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Actually it's mining
And to answer BO_ I had to climb down the emergency escape way halfway down into the mine to meet up with the cage (basically big ass elevator) which was rolling a 16000lb roll of cable down the mine shaft and securing it as they went. 3 more of these to do over the next 3 days. Me and two others need to climb down to meet them to pull off some cable using an electric winch and cut it. I wish I had pictures of this all. I have cool job.
And Matt, is that actually your job? I've seen that video before. How tall are they, I didn't watch it again and I'm sure it says in the video.
Jan 8 2014 10:47PM
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gravel
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Are you fucking kidding me?
Jan 8 2014 10:54PM
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alex=
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I'm an 18 year old American, in great shape. Get me a job. Same with you Matt.
Jan 8 2014 11:16PM
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Rusticles
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Fuck that's pretty crazy, I climbed a 110m ladder on a stack at work once, had to do it with an SABA pack on. Honestly hard as fuck, thought i was in good shape and tried to hammer off the first 50m in one shot, nope, made it about 20m before needing a rest. did you have the cable slider fall arrestor?
Jan 9 2014 12:38AM
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No_Dub
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Was trying to say that i've done big ladders doing refinery work.
Jan 9 2014 1:05AM
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KrazyistKarl
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Damn that wouldn't be fun with SCBA on. This ladder is straight up and down, but each flight overlaps half the width of the other flight, so there is landing to take a break (i couldn't cause I had to get down to the level before the cage and the other guys got there) you could potentially fall the whole distance down if you got a bonding motion going from side to side.
It's super sketchy thinking that before they sunk the second shaft, if hoist 1 went down, this was the only way to clear the mine in an emergency. Being in construction the mine was often at full capacity of 225 guys 500m underground.
This mine has also flooded 3 times causing them to have to essentially restart. It's technically been in construction since 1986, and hasn't produced a single tonne of ore!
Jan 9 2014 1:06AM
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sniper_6
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Jesus. My feet and palms started sweating like crazy.
Jan 9 2014 1:11AM
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Rusticles
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That's crazy that it hasn't produced and they're still pumping money into it? Is that uranium city?
When I had to climb it wasn't SCBA it was the one with the hose attached (cant remember the name) And it was only the second Half (55m). The hose was fucking heavy by the end haha. I also accidentally dropped the rope we were using to haul up our gear once I got to the top and had to climb back down and up again haha.
Jan 9 2014 1:19AM
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penguiin
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You couldn't pay me a million dollars to make me do that. That is fucking insane.
Jan 9 2014 2:17AM
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TheClap.
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Tall ladder
Jan 9 2014 2:27AM
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Dhane
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Im a rock climbing guide. buttttttt






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Jan 9 2014 9:24AM
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Ski_the_east01
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knees weak arms are heavy
Jan 9 2014 9:34AM
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Huck_Norris
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I lost hahahahaha

Jan 9 2014 9:42AM
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Rusticles
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Wow!! You win, do you ever actually free climb???
Jan 9 2014 1:25PM
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skithedirt
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vomit on his sweater already.
Jan 9 2014 3:03PM
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special-J
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mom's spaghetti.
Jan 9 2014 3:20PM
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SkeechyD
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i had sex today.
Jan 9 2014 3:23PM
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skiersupreme
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its comments like these that make me love newschoolers
Jan 9 2014 11:59PM
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last_tango
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I don't give a fuck you use your damn lobster claws the whole fucking climb. I dose not take much effort to us them.
Jan 10 2014 9:50AM
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DIX~
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Getting down would be so much worse
Jan 10 2014 11:07AM
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corona
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parachute
Jan 10 2014 11:28AM
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theabortionator
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I climbed a ladder to heaven. That's 2000 billion infinity thousand feet.


Jan 10 2014 12:53PM
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TechnoPotamus
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Jan 10 2014 2:02PM
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sNaubi
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He's nervous,
Jan 10 2014 3:59PM
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GeneralGinger
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But on the surface he looks calm and ready
Jan 11 2014 2:43PM
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ZeMagnificentKev
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to drop bombs
Jan 11 2014 3:49PM
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Nate.Dog
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But he keeps forgetting
Jan 11 2014 4:31PM
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KrazyistKarl
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What he wrote down
Jan 11 2014 9:18PM
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T-Holt
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Where were you, when they built a ladder to heaven?
Jan 11 2014 9:25PM
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bnewbs6
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Dammit T-Holt you had one job
Jan 11 2014 9:30PM
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TZA.
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Pics or it didn't happen
Jan 12 2014 12:01AM
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DIX~
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the whole crowd goes so loud
Jan 12 2014 1:46AM
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Aidan-G
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Jan 12 2014 2:28AM
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Scott0_robot0
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there is a whole lota faith right thur....
Jan 12 2014 3:17AM
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