This is the scariest job ever.

No amount of money would ever make me do this guys job.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdv_oNq81I

About 40 seconds is when it starts if you are impatient. :)

:lol: looks like fun...although I think my nuts would be in my throat after a hundred feet or so...

Video should have been in 1080p for maximum effectiveness.

I was still uncomfortable though.

I'd need a new pair of trousers after every shift.

Jesus... I felt a little sick watching that. They should have parachutes or something, that way you don't have to go through that again lol.

It does pay good. 20 or so years ago I made my living, at least partly, by climbing radio towers. I've never been as high as that guy, but above about 60 feet, if you fall, you're dead. I've also never had the luxury of an elevator. The highest I ever climbed was 650 feet up on an 850 foot tower. I then had to hang off a horizontal boom to get to the bottom of the antenna. Big fun.

Believe it or not, the climb back down is harder than the climb up. You climb up first when you're fresh and full of energy. The climb down comes after you've been hanging off the tower for a couple hours or more, constantly supporting your weight on your legs.

You better be in good shape if you are going to do that job.

i can barely watch that, too scary:(

If someone ever wants me to do a job that involves me being able to see the curvature of the earth I think I would possibly murder them for even asking.

Damn you! I didn't even know this was already posted so I created a thread! :lol:

But yeah, scariest job, I found it on Todays Big Thing.

You can't get nervous. Because your palms get all sweaty and you'll lose your grip.

I was scared just looking at the footage.No money is enough to get me up there.

"It's good to take a break and look around while you rest."

Yeah, no.

id rather be on the first wave at Omaha Beach, then have to do that

Wow even through it was a video I actually felt a bit sick watching that.

My hands were getting all sweaty just watching that

If I had aparachute I wouldn't mind doing it.

I get scared whenever I have to stand on a stool. No amount of money could make me take that job:cry:

That job would be the death of me.

The view is nice, but not worth a guy's life. :lol:

The only way I would even consider doing that is if I had a parachute on. At 1600ft you'd definitely have enough time to open that thing up and still land safely. Hell, by the time he reached the "peak" he was already higher than some of the clouds.

I'm curious though, how do they build these things? I mean, it's already nerve wracking enough watching a guy climb that deathtrap, but imagine what it was like for the poor bastard who had to climb up that thing while it was incomplete and then sit there and add more to it :shock:

A friend of mine worked on a transmitter tower in Georgia; he was up near the top with his other technician he worked with, the guy fell after not properly hooking up his safety harness, about 120' and his toolbox fell after him. Apparently, the results were pretty appallingxaos

That was hard for me to watch, so deathly afraid of heights am I. :( Climbing up would be such a ****. They should just skydive back down. Seriously. At least it would be a little bit fun.

I wish i could see it. it has been brought down

Those God damn mother****ing pieces of **** took down the video for copyright. What was it

Those God damn mother****ing pieces of **** took down the video for copyright. What was it

Boston_Boyy

Those God damn mother****ing pieces of **** took down the video for copyright. What was it

Boston_Boyy

Those God damn mother****ing pieces of **** took down the video for copyright. What was it

Boston_Boyy

Here you go.

Damn its removed :(

Holy mother of. Wow. They should definitely have parachutes. That was..oh my god. I could never do that. Ever.