would you like this job?

[mik_git]

I sure wouldnt' scares the hell out of me...

http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/09/15

 

[3viltoast3r]

I wouldn't free climb, thats requires some pretty big gonads, sure it's definitely not a hard climb or anything, but fuck ~538m is a long way to fall

 

[Emmett]

I had a fear of falling off my couch watching that.

 

[321]

here i was thinking my light globe, was a bitch to change !!

 

[IronPony]

I would do it but I would be wearing a parachute and hopefully makeing over 100k

 

[peachy]

Funnily enough that's what I do for a living

 

[IronPony]

Funnily enough that's what I do for a living

pics or gtfo :O

 

[peachy]

pics or gtfo :O

I choose GTFO you win *leaves room*

 

[Nerf Herder]

I don't understand why they'd want to be trailing their tool bag ... surely you'd have a streamlined backpack or some kinda vest ... unless they were also packing chutes, which they didn't seem to have

I wonder what the pay is like.

They'd be elecs I guess ??

 

[andrewG]

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!
every day would be a thrill ride, just high on adrenaline the whole time

 

[ben_rides_a_bike]

When i climbed the Eiffel Tower i thought that was a long way down!

 

[tim_d]

Seems kinda pointless to wear a helmet
They'd have to get some pretty damn strong gusts of wind at the top..

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Can't access site due to rig's firewall.

Anyone fancy copying and pasting a pic or two?

 

[3viltoast3r]

Basically its a helmet cam of a chap climbing a 580m tower, mostly not attached:

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Antennae work isn't all that great, I reckon. The best money for Rope Access work is in the oil industry whereas civils work in the city is low paid but you get out in the sun, can usually just take a lift to the top and there are always heaps of hot office chicks to perv on. Early knock-offs too!

Antennae work combines the crap pay of the latter with the tedium and isolation of the former and the added fun of having your insides microwaved by the death rays that emit from the dishes.

Bitch of a climb, too!

This was a cushy civils job a few years ago on the NAB building in Melbourne. I'm taking the photo...

 

[huffypilot]

What a classic . When I work on A Xstrata or BHPB site they want us tethered if we go above 1.8 meters on anything that isnt a normal work place.Wouldnt want to be below if they drop a spanner.

 

[DH - racer]

oh wow, that would be a pretty cool job, although i reckon it could get pretty cold up that high. and thats just crazy stuff doin it without saftey stuff connected till breaks

 

[tc2233]

That would be a fun job....when there isnt storms near by.

 

[No Skid Marks]

Can they jump off with chutes when they're done(rhetorical question), cause I think going down would be worse.

 

[Ziggy]

I just want to see footage of them on smoke-o