one of the scariest jobs ever ...major vertigo

Colash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c

could u imagine coming to work every day doing this ?

how on earth would they construct a tower like this,, and these guys must b on a HUGE WAGE

paulmclaughlin

Man up.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Ugh, not this again

Colash

paulmclaughlin wrote: »

Man up.

mikehammer67

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68fJP35FxyQ&feature=player_detailpage

valerossi

I work rigs and wind farms at sea you just get conditioned to working at heights but i have seen people literally freeze with fear say 1 in every 20 green hands never make a second swing off shore.

HoggyRS

I'd just be too bate to work from all the climbing once i got up there...

Peregrine

How much is a jetpack and a parachute?

kingcobra

Colash wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c

could u imagine coming to work every day doing this ?

how on earth would they construct a tower like this,, and these guys must b on a HUGE WAGE

The unfortunate thing is, the majority of people working on tall buildings get paid f*ck all.

Steve O

Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »

Ugh, not this again

Why click the thread?

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Steve O wrote: »

Why click the thread?

I didn't know what it was until I clicked it.

D'uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!

Also, CVPL!

Chavways

valerossi

kingcobra wrote: »

The unfortunate thing is, the majority of people working on tall buildings get paid f*ck all.

In the west theirs grand money in it lad.

Sunnyisland

Wouldent be me, Me belly would get in the way .

kingcobra

valerossi wrote: »

In the west theirs grand money in it lad.

Ok you're right there I suppose! But for those builders working on skyscrapers in Dubai and elsewhere in the East they're probably just barely scraping by. But sure a great adrenaline rush can be had from it all

valerossi

kingcobra wrote: »

Ok you're right there I suppose! But for those builders working on skyscrapers in Dubai and elsewhere in the East they're probably just barely scraping by. But sure a great adrenaline rush can be had from it all

well in Nigeria and the likes westerners get paid well but locals get screwed and i mean screwed if they get hurt theirs another one their waiting before the other lad gets cleaned up

daRobot

Sweaty hands even watching that. My god, brave folk who do that.

beano345

worked on the 68 story trump tower in toronto...scary stuff being over the side on a swing-stage on a windy day!

My name is URL

paulmclaughlin wrote: »

Man up.

That's what they should have called the video

af_thefragile

I'ld love to climb that tower!!

Duff

My feet feel funny.

csallmighty

I get tired going up stairs, would never be able to climb that thing.

Also what's the point in wearing a hard hat? If they fall they'll need more than a hard hat.

JD DABA

"this is free climbing, meaning that no safety equipment is used".....

sorry, what ?

toastedpickles

csallmighty wrote: »

I get tired going up stairs, would never be able to climb that thing.

Also what's the point in wearing a hard hat? If they fall they'll need more than a hard hat.

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/37557813.jpg :pac:

NuckingFacker

kingcobra wrote: »

Ok you're right there I suppose! But for those builders working on skyscrapers in Dubai and elsewhere in the East they're probably just barely scraping by. But sure a great adrenaline rush can be had from it all

Sky scraping by?

It really depends on your "fear of heights" factor. I'm not, as it happens. I like it up there and spend a good bit of time hanging off high things. Others freeze past 30 feet. Horses for courses and all that. After 25 feet, it's all irrelevant anyway, cos you're fecked if you fall wether from 30 feet or 300 feet.

Fromthetrees

I'd need about four extra dry nappies on the ascent so the poor guy climbing up behind me didn't get a constant stream of pee and poo raining down on him, I'm sure I'd be puking as well.

After getting to the top I'd probably just jump off to avoid any more vertigo.

The big twirly slide at Funderland gives me the shakes, my 3 year old says again again and I have to lie to her so I don't have to go down with her anymore.

Pinewoo

Mines bigger..

Mickey H

Great lads for cleaning a chimney...

belcampprisoner

they are tied off they turn the power off as the waves will microwave you in 5 minutes

Foxhound38

My feet feel wierd and my hands are covered in sweat after watching that - cheers for that. Brave lunatics climbing up there

fryup

at least they took precautions in OP video

but take a look at this.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLFAJQ7SLew

scamalert

Id be more interested to see how the hell they managed to build that tower in the first place-would say its more risk welding stuff at that heights than climbing it.
So wouldnt call it scariest as its fear of heights for some people, but who said once you above 30feet it doesn't really matter from what height you fall.

Ruudi_Mentari

Yeah hats off, to the guys who actually build that stuff?

it really can be that windy up there

highvisjacket

yeah just watched it noway i could do that

Kolido

csallmighty wrote: »

I get tired going up stairs, would never be able to climb that thing.

Also what's the point in wearing a hard hat? If they fall they'll need more than a hard hat.

A hard hat is not wore just to protect the wearer if they fall, the main purpose is to protect the head from falling objects, hitting your head against thing, electric shocks..ect

stoneill

Did they deliberately design the tower to get extra scary the further you climb?

michael999999

What happens if one of the climbers freezes?

I worked with a painter who worked off ladders for 30 years or more. Doing 3 and 4 story buildings no problem.

We were doing the gable end of a 2 story house one day, the wind caught the ladder and moved it slightly. Maybe 3 or 4 inches left, the guy literally froze and couldnt move. We had to ring he's brother to climb the ladder to guide him down.

Don't know what these guys would do in a situation like that!

Pinewoo

scamalert wrote: »

Id be more interested to see how the hell they managed to build that tower in the first place-would say its more risk welding stuff at that heights than climbing it.

They build it on the ground and then put it up

seven_eleven

Its not so bad, until he gets outside of the cage. I think I'd wet myself.

corktina

Foxhound38 wrote: »

My feet feel wierd and my hands are covered in sweat after watching that - cheers for that. Brave lunatics climbing up there

gave me a funny feeling in my willy...did the rest of you get that? well not the girls obviously.... i'm baad with heights

corktina

fryup wrote: »

at least they took precautions in OP video

but take a look at this.........

the less safety devices you have the more careful you are.

blaze1

Not a chance. If it was down to me we'd be still using carrier pigeons if thats whats needed.

Check out 2:30 thought he was being chased by a stormtrooper :-P

scamalert

yeah its scary enough,but with my experience of heights once you do it couple times,the fear goes away,also since theres little to none security to hold you ,you become more focused on your movement.As for the guy below him,hes there more to help with the bag,since theres always possibility that bag could get stuck between them ladder due to movement and wind.