What I do in my spare time.
Have a head for heights?
http://www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365
(or at least, what I wish I could do for a job :-))
http://www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365
(or at least, what I wish I could do for a job :-))
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really ? jeez.. I thought standing on the glass floor in the CN tower was bad... it was nice as long as ya don't look down :lol:
there is HEIGHT and height.. I used to climb tree's in Ireland as a kid, but well thats silly heights.. with NO safety / climbing stuff
I think it's more when you get that high up though and bit of wind / gust is magnified.
mile, fred was quality :) my friend used to hate him because of the flat cap ey'up stereotype
but heights are dangerous.. regardless.. rod hull... nuff said
... had to stop at 3:00mins into it as the guy kept nodding his head back and forth bringing my brunch near the esophagus.
You'd have to be quite fit to do that job, judging by the amount of climbing you have to do.
(taken this summer, not when I was an apprentice)
I helped my dad install a ceiling-window in their kitchen recently and had to walk on top of the conservatory. even though I was only perhaps 10-11ft above ground I was still thinking "if I fall off I might die":sad:
I'd run up and down the ladders, pick up the next ladder put it over my shoulder, shin back up the ladders pass it to the steeplejack and then run down for the next one. Only about 10 floors.
If the weather was good, and I was asked if wanted to climb to the top I would. It worries me that at times he seemed to be free climbing, or was the bloke below him also locking in the rope. Also those horisontal grips he was cliping onto did not seem to have large end stops, if he fell left or right there is a good chance his clip could slip of the end. Eek.
Steeplejacks free climb all the time.
Presumably you listened to it with the sound off then :-) but if you turn the sound on the commentator explains that yes, he is free climbing (and that OSHA (US H&S) rules do not prohibit free climbing), and that free climbing is much less tiring and much faster than clipping on, climbing a few feet, rearraging the harness and clipping on, and climbing and so on.
No I listened to it with the sound on but was surprised they did that. I would of assumed that for safety the man would have two clips, so that at no point was he unclipped. I know its quicker without, but sheeeiit, that's playing with death too much.
Looks a bit hairy towards the top..
Never considered myself particularly scared of heights, basically it all comes down whether there's the slightest possibility of falling.
For example, I reckon I could probably sit on that steeple with my feet dangling off if I was up there on my own, but not if anyone else was up there (they might fall over & push me off or something).
I don't remember being scared of heights at all until I was about 25 and then I just sort of noticed I was uncomfortable at the top of ladders. You know, like I feel they're gonna move or something.
It's pretty stupid - I even feel the same way on the top of mountains or really high cliffs.
I suppose it's just what you're used to though. When I was a kid I used to climb cliffs, trees, anything so I was accustomed to the height. Ten years later with zero climbing and it felt pretty scary.
Irvine Welsh describes it well when juice terry and post alec are cleaning the windows of the balmoral hotel in Porno (think its Porno)
http://wimp.com/bicycleskill/
I don’t think I have the stomach for it.
--Raziel (Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)
https://www.youtube.com/user/VincentTSFP
Used to do a lot of tree work, trained climber/aerial rescuer. I found climbing easy, and used to free climb trees, and rope myself on when I got to the top. Wish I had a video helmet.
The scariest climb I did was not going up, but going down. My friend had a boarded up archway in his basement, when he took the boards of there was a tunnel cut into the chalk and steps going down. When he told me about it, I got all excited and wanted to explore. It was an old smugglers tunnel.
I got all harnessed up and tied myself on at the top went down the steps, which were really steep and seemed to go on forever, at the bottom of the steps was a shaft, so I absailed down, because the shaft didn't go straight down I didn't know how far it went, but I eventually go to the bottom. There was a tunnel going both ways at the bottom, but they were blocked off with loads of soil. So I just sat there for a bit just thinking about the history and stuff. My 2 way radio couldn't get a reception from my mate at the top, then my torch battery died, but I had a head lamp still and spare batteries for that. I took a few photos, before thinking about getting back up. The shaft was a bit too wide for me to get my feet on both sides, and I had to pull myself up the rope using a prusick loop. Which took a lot of effort, and halfway up I realized that there was not much air down there. Eventually got to the top of the shaft, but it took so much effort, and I was really struggling at times, and wasn't sure I was ever going to get out on my own.
Heights don't bother me at all, not too keen on holes now though.
falling doesn't kill you....
rappers do.