Climbing a 1,768-foot Transmission Tower

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Climbing a 1,768-foot Transmission Tower

Post by Lawndart » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:08 pm

Panther sent me this several months ago, and I just came across it again...

This video tied my stomach into knots.

It’s a helmet-cam video of a transmission tower repair technician's free-climb of a 1,768 foot tower. The climber reaches the tower's top most light beacon (these towers are so tall they need FAA standardized beacons so airplanes won't fly into them).

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Post by Panther » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:13 pm

Too bad it's not the HD version. That is insane!
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Post by Teej » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:17 pm

Wait...someone would pay me to do that? Where do I sign?

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Post by Lawndart » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:24 pm

Panther wrote:Too bad it's not the HD version. That is insane!
Oh yeah, forgot the one we watched before was in HD... That sure was something to see in fullscreen! :shock:
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