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Incredible Video 1700 Ft Climb On Radio Tower

Unread postby deMolay » Tue 05 Oct 2010, 08:56:34

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Re: Incredible Video 1700 Ft Climb On Radio Tower

Unread postby davep » Tue 05 Oct 2010, 10:46:42

I saw it the other day. I could only watch a few seconds of the footage, as I started having a panic attack. Scary 8O
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Re: Incredible Video 1700 Ft Climb On Radio Tower

Unread postby SeaGypsy » Tue 05 Oct 2010, 11:38:25

Excellent find DeMolay! I just made the second only shortcut to youtube on my comp.
The other is the one about Richie Sowa's floating recycled island, someone here dug up a few months back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvn9l1pJ3-A
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Re: Incredible Video 1700 Ft Climb On Radio Tower

Unread postby deMolay » Tue 05 Oct 2010, 19:26:54

Years back I used to work several hundred feet up on cranes. I recall climbing down the leg of the crane at -40F one night as it was so cold the elevator would not work. It was scary. Then my inner ear problems developed and I almost get physically sick even watching a video like this one.
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Re: Incredible Video 1700 Ft Climb On Radio Tower

Unread postby Sixstrings » Tue 05 Oct 2010, 19:55:48

The tallest man-made structure I've climbed was the Eiffel tower. Rather than buy a ticket and wait in line for the elevator, I took the stairs. Perfectly safe, but man is it disorienting.. with the wind whipping up through all the girders right under your feet.

I got to the second level and decided that was plenty high enough.

I have a bigger problem with heights these days.. don't know if I could do that again, since you're trapped on those stairs once you're on them.
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