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.
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!
That’s kind of how I am I could deal with fear of a lot of stuff but flying in a plane or being high no way I’d do it though maybe I’d try a plane if I were in control is only way the tower seems safer since has cables to hold it up I could go up a sky’s raper elevator and ride it back maybe without much shock but if I was to go up high in sky scraper and look out windows my knees would shake 😅
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
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..
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
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!
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.
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
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.
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 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!
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.
The enclosed in the frame ladder part would be just about doable for me, but then the transition to the pegged orange part of the climb? Yeah nah! Hard pass for me…..
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.
I am a tower climber but I install LTE so I never climb higher than 450 ft. As a green hand "new guy" you might get paid between 15 to 19 a hour. This is depending on the company you work with. After the job is learned witch can take from 6 months to 4 years or never, than you can be paid 25 28 35? Depending on company the kind of work and experience
All I can say, whatever these “climbers” get paid, they earn every penny of it. They have to go up these towers in all kinds of conditions that would make a brave person shake with fear, just saying…….
Dude how is a tying off like that acceptable? I know it’s normal but you think that carabiner on that little foot peg with a small ass lip is going to save you? I’d be cool climbing that but not with that as my tie off. Fuck that
When he looked out over in the distance I could see my neighbor parking his old truck behind my shed again. Just wait until I get back to my house in Florida I'll let him know I saw him on RU-vid
Almost impossible for the carabiner to pass the upturn at the end of the handle. Closed handles make it harder and more tiring to climb, which is a hazard in itself.
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.
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 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
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!
