Prairie Aerial was an early entry into filming by drone. We created a viral video, "1500' TV Tower", that opened many doors for us including being selected for the second annual New York City Drone Film Festival. But our real job is in the communications tower world so we have always had unprecedented access to these structures and the people who work on them. Some of our work can be seen in the new documentary "Vertical Freedom" which will be released in 2022.
Wow finally a video of someone climbing a tower and using a harness with two safety hooks! It takes longer to climb that way because one clip is always attached but its perfectly safe if done right.
Edit that woman out, she offers absolutely NOTHING to this at all, other than having an annoying voice. I mean like why would you title the video 'an exclusive club' and then include a female paper pusher who isn't a member of the club? Makes zero sense.
the highest I ever got was on Acide...Joking..I use to climb up to 100 feet HAM radio towers but this is nuts.Since my brother died from falling off a 10 foot roof,I can't climb higher than 7-8 feet.
I just laugh at this pussy, with his safety equipment like a little baby. Real men do this using only their hands and their wits, naked as nature intended.
Most people underestimate their capability to adapt to pretty much any situation (famine, concentration camp, war etc.). Everyone is afraid of heights - including me - yet I briefly did my share of climbing on smaller antennas. It is all about people you climb with and about feeling safe. When an antenna is not very safe to climb you feel bad no matter how experienced you are. I have quit because I was assigned to a dude everyone hated (I could not stand him either), not because of the job itself. On the other, it is always possible this decision saved my life. You never know. I believe there is a higher power above us protecting us as long as we are not arrogant.
The wage range is around $20/hr for completely green to S35 and upwards of $40 for experienced operators, top hands and pushers, so about average for the commercial construction industry. The money made in this field comes from 20-30 hours of overtime every week, healthy per diem and bonus packages (from good companies to good employees) and a lack of financial responsibilities like kids, mortgages, etc. because it's a young man's game and it's very travel heavy. You really can't successfully have a family or much in the way of deep roots when most of your life is spent on the road.
