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The thread where a guys climbs a really high tower (merge)

Blair · 2010-09-15 16:41:59

Could not pay me enough http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdv_oNq81I&feature=player_embedded I’m not even afraid of heights but no freaking way would I do this. :eek: Fixed, taken down on youtube http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=07b_1284580365

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#62 15-09-2010 11:09pm
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kraggy wrote: »

Yeah, how does that work actually?

He clipped in on to the a place near the top. What would happen if he had fallen before he clipped it on? Is there another one below him or something?

They free-climb :eek: :eek:

Anyone else think the hard hats are a bit useless?

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#63 15-09-2010 11:10pm
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im suprised how dizzy watching that made, I bet he didnt recon he'd be doing that when he finished his fas electrician course.

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#64 15-09-2010 11:46pm
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yoursaviour1989 wrote: »

They free-climb :eek: :eek:

Anyone else think the hard hats are a bit useless?

hard hat is probably in case someone above ya drops a hammer. Ya dont wanna be knocked out at 1700 feet!

scary video though!!:o

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#65 15-09-2010 11:52pm
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Normally my youtube attention span is approx 40 seconds but I was glued to that.

Like a lot of people here I had sweaty palms and nausea, amazing reaction from a video, never even felt like that watching a horror film.

Can't imagine doing that climb the morning after session entailing 11 pints of porter, a few cheeky JD's and a lamb balti at 4am...

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#66 15-09-2010 11:59pm
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This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by TheOnLineEngineer.org.

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#67 16-09-2010 12:05am
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Agonist wrote: »

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by TheOnLineEngineer.org.

Where’d the video go?
Posted in Broadcasting, New!, Safety, TheOLE.Org on September 13th, 2010 by Russell Brown – 7 Comments

I sent out an email this weekend advertising a new video about tower climbing. It was a great video and I wish I could show it to you but the person I got it from expressed some concerns about how it reflected on the tower industry and ask me to take it down. So I did. But not to worry, we have agreed to work on more videos in the near future and I am sure they will be as good or better than the one I had to take down.

Sorry if you feel mislead or cheated but it was the only thing I could do.

I will let you all know when we have more videos on tower climbing, hopefully in the very near future. Thanks for tuning in. Russ

http://www.theonlineengineer.org/TheOLEBLOG/

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#68 16-09-2010 12:23am
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the trouble with letting something out of the box
this is the video that was taken down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlwfRujudTw

the Paris crane stunt is still pretty good too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uarEZ-3HXRU

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#69 16-09-2010 12:54am
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I see no nuts.

Son..........

i am disapoint

(no homo on the nuts thing)

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#70 16-09-2010 1:36am
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Its been takin down!! boo!

anymore links? what exactly am i looking for aswell!

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#71 16-09-2010 1:41am
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Scariest job video above.
It still works.
Guy climbing a 1700ft tower.

Much past 50ft its really not worth being scared of heights.
More of a don't be careless and fall off situation.
Also, it pays well.

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#72 16-09-2010 1:51am
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found it
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=07b_1284580365

amazing!

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#73 16-09-2010 1:57am
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Just look horizontal.
Not at your feet.

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#74 16-09-2010 2:27am
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Getting up is the easy part, how in the name of fook do you get down without browning your shorts

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#75 16-09-2010 2:36am
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That's utterly terrifying. My head is swimming and my stomach is lurching. Wow

Anybody else think this reads like the Man Gets Hit By a Train - NSFW thread?

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#76 16-09-2010 2:50am
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Sticky_Fingers wrote: »

Getting up is the easy part, how in the name of fook do you get down without browning your shorts

Its not terrifying, its normal.
You never lose the fear though, thats what keeps you awake.

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#77 16-09-2010 2:52am
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Haha my palms are soaked! And my feet are tingling. You'd want to be pretty hard to do that climb. I'm a wuss.

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#78 16-09-2010 3:24am
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that link is gone and the video o youtube has been taking down ??? whats goin on im dying to know

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#79 16-09-2010 3:52am
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A V A wrote: »

that link is gone and the video o youtube has been taking down ??? whats goin on im dying to know

Someone already posted the Liveleak link on the last page...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=07b_1284580365

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#80 16-09-2010 12:54pm
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wow i dont know how many times i **** myself , fair play to them

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#81 16-09-2010 12:58pm
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He should have done an Assasins Creed jump from the top of it.

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#82 16-09-2010 1:03pm
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8would they not have a parachute ???it would be easier than climbing the whole way down ??

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#83 16-09-2010 1:45pm
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:eek: i would not be able to do that, i feel sick watching it!

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#84 16-09-2010 2:44pm
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Anybody else feel that they'd be tempted to jump off if they were up there??? ......not that I would..... but I feel kinda curious as to what would happen (obviously I would die). It's the same with any skyscraper, high building etc. If I was up there, I wouldn't be afraid I'd fall, I'd be afraid I'd jump off..... freaky feeling! :eek::eek:

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#85 16-09-2010 2:51pm
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dastardly00 wrote: »

Anybody else feel that they'd be tempted to jump off if they were up there??? ......not that I would..... but I feel kinda curious as to what would happen (obviously I would die). It's the same with any skyscraper, high building etc. If I was up there, I wouldn't be afraid I'd fall, I'd be afraid I'd jump off..... freaky feeling! :eek::eek:

I know just what you mean. Maybe it's why I'm afraid of heights. My body saying don't go up there Tom. I know you'll just jump off!

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#86 16-09-2010 4:58pm
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Getting vertigo just watching it

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#87 17-09-2010 2:44pm
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That's the best video I've seen in ages.

Big time got the heeby jeebies. Bet I'll be dreamin of fallin off that for the next few weeks.

Thanks OP

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#88 17-09-2010 5:46pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtgsAXmz7U&feature=related

this job is like getting a blowjob from an eighty year old ! you never look down !:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::P

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#89 17-09-2010 5:48pm
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It came up in a different thread already

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#90 17-09-2010 5:53pm
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Cakesofrice wrote: »

It came up in a different every thread already

fyp

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#91 17-09-2010 5:54pm
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:mad: typical ! thanx for letting me know .

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