[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 1100ft Chimney climbing (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 6/27/2017 6:30:42 PM EDT
Yeah nope nope nope
 Climbing the Tallest Chimney in Europe |
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When I got out of the Navy one of the job interviews i went to was for environmental testing. I liked the environment so much that I actually lived in it, back in the mid-80s. Turns out that the "testing" consisted of scaling giant smokestacks exactly like the one pictured in OP with some probes and a sampler.
They showed me pictures of what I'd be climbing. It included 500'++ chimneys. One of the reasons I went with SSNs is because heights bother me, for real, so I said thank you so much for the opportunity to consider the possibility of maybe NEVER putting myself in that position. Now, thirty five years later, I've gotten over my acrophobia and have come to realize that I would have had a shit-ton of anti-falling PPD, so now i'd probably take the job and post pix, like the guy here who scales radio towers to change the anti-collision lights. True story: could have, was a pussy. |
| my hands were sweating just watching. its an irrational fear. whats so hard about walking around on a 18" wide surface? the fact that its 1100' up shouldnt make it any different  that on the ground, the process and skillset is exactly the same. I wish I had the will power to block out the obvious and deal only with the task at hand, which really isnt that difficult. Kudos to them. |
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That's so stupid to be doing that at all but if they are climbing down in the dark it's even worse. And whatever that gay little thing he keeps doing with his hand, you look like a retard. Â Oh well I Guess they are having fun so who cares. Â  |
Here's some more nope ETA same guy
 Unicycle on Vidraru Dam |
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All aboard the Nope Train to Fuckitville.
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Why 1100 feet? What's the advantage over a shorter chimney? |
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my hands were sweating just watching. its an irrational fear. whats so hard about walking around on a 18" wide surface? the fact that its 1100' up shouldnt make it any different  that on the ground, the process and skillset is exactly the same. I wish I had the will power to block out the obvious and deal only with the task at hand, which really isnt that difficult. Kudos to them. |
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That guy is fucking crazy. 
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I guess it's all ladder mostly, not the ridiculous crane climbing some of these crazy people do. I won't even go on my own roof lol 
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This was posted here a while back: Climbing the word's tallest radio tower (1768ft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU |