Rope access Blade repair - it’s not all good 

This was honestly fascinating. I am looking forward to seeing you get into the 1.9 ACC tho

6 hours sitting in a harness, even with a seat, is tough. One day is one thing, 6 days in a row would be rough. I did 4 hours with a seat, but even it bites into your legs no matter how many times you move it around. Great video, thank you for making it. Jim

Welcome to Sweden! While the work might not have been the best at least you seem to have enjoyed the landscape. Well, the landscape of villages at least 😅 I too reacted on that place having no curtains, WTH. It was a different experience at least, you never know how it truly is before you try it yourself. Hope you find a less physically taxing work, got to keep the body healthy so you can enjoy pension without aches and pains. Have you considered becoming a multimillionaire by winning on the lottery? 😂

Great video mate. Very good insight into this sort of work. So the company you worked for, did they pay for flights,accommodation, food? How much did they fill your pockets too?

Are there many openings for rope access technicians in Europe? in relation to the wind area.

Hi jay, I’m looking at a career change, and was thinking about rope access, I was actually just doing some research when I came across your video. I’m from Warrington and judging by your accent, you’re not too far from myself. Any chance I could ask you a few questions and pick your brain about it a little?

How tough was the fitness test and medical. Many thanks

I was considering this career, but after reflecting a lot and now watching your video, i realize it is not for me… sure it pays well, but to hang on the rope everyday might be rough, far from home and family… I m now considering to become a welder, have you considered this career?

Pitch the blade and rig basket would’ve been a lot easier lol.

Hi mate, can I ask, did you need to apply for an A1 form beforehand, to ensure you only paid social security in the UK? or did you have to register for social security payments in Sweden?

So I've seen the other side of excessive safety protocols in a corporation. What happens is that someone does something and gets killed. Someone else develops a safety protocol to prevent that from happening in the future. (After an expensive fine/lawsuit.) On a long enough timeline the entire corporation runs as an entity catering to the absolute lowest common denominator in society. If you're a fuckup and a moron, they will make sure that you're nice and safe... or at least can't successfully sue. Among other things, I am very competent with VERY dangerous equipment. Stuff I've worked with for decades. That equipment is 20% as useful with all the safety crap as without. But you WILL get fired if you don't use it. When I tell them that from about 1885 to 2005 no one ever had access to half the safety shit, I get annoyed looks. When I ask them just to tell me the safety stats of the equipment before and after all the safety additions, I get progressively more hostility. I make them see that all they're doing is catering to idiots without improving safety. For some things you need safety, period. Can't do it without it. No space walks without space suits, that's a given. But I find that skill and knowledge is what you really need. If your guy is not skilled enough not to cut through his own rope with a disc grinder, you need to put that guy to learn at least 2 more years on how to become better at both belaying and grinding. Whatever the job, if you have some guy who's been doing it for 10 years without issues, he won't need half the safety stuff you give him. It sounds like I don't approve of safety protocols. I actually do. I wish it was a properly applied science however. Do the stats, where does it actually improve safety and where are you just keeping incompetents from wrecking themselves? If you build your organization to only cater to the talented experts and then improve THEIR safety record, I am all onboard. But if you're putting a guy who's 2 weeks into the industry on a rope at 100 meters and hanging pillows off of him to keep him alive after he falls... well, you get it. It's a waste.

nope nope and nope ....... lol