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Climbing down from top of cell phone tower (Original Post) Kaleva Apr 2020 OP
Oh hell no! 2naSalit Apr 2020 #1
Tether was visible, at top of tower and all the way down. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #7
Those guys are nuts. Wearing shorts no less. JDC Apr 2020 #2
A special breed of hero. Frasier Balzov Apr 2020 #3
I had to fast forward it to near the end. Kaleva Apr 2020 #4
I made it 2 minutes and 31 seconds in, and gave up. Dem2theMax Apr 2020 #5
I climbed this crane for a banner drop TomVilmer Apr 2020 #6

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)
1. Oh hell no!
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 09:16 PM
Apr 2020

I used to love to climb when I was a kid, especially trees. That was too intense. And why the hell did he have a communication device that required him to hold it without a tether?

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,338 posts)
7. Tether was visible, at top of tower and all the way down.
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 09:01 AM
Apr 2020

There was no tether for the radio/cellphone, but there was a tether for the worker.

I wouldn't have to worry about falling. The effort of climbing that far would kill me first. Hat's off to linesmen etc.

Dem2theMax

(9,650 posts)
5. I made it 2 minutes and 31 seconds in, and gave up.
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 03:42 AM
Apr 2020

I already have enough anxiety in my life.

When he put the walkie-talkie on the top of the tower, and it almost slid off? You know what your natural instinct is. Grab it! Grab it and f a l l l l l.

Nope. I'm going to go look for cat videos.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
6. I climbed this crane for a banner drop
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 05:00 AM
Apr 2020

Mast was OK, but climbing the wing was way too scary. I did it though . It really tickles the stomach...

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