Balls of Steel (Climbing Transmission Towers)

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#68190 16-Sep-2010 15:58

I had to pause this 5-6 times. I get bad vertigo.

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#380721 16-Sep-2010 16:15

Oh god I feel sick just watching that. Why do they make it so hard for them to clime? Thats just unreal

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#380723 16-Sep-2010 16:16

tardtasticx: Oh god I feel sick just watching that. Why do they make it so hard for them to clime? Thats just unreal

I know! Once they're all the way up the top, it's like it's not even designed to be climbed.

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#380724 16-Sep-2010 16:17

Good vid. My bro does that as part of his job in Aussie.

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#380728 16-Sep-2010 16:19

on the light side of things, wonder what Cellphone coverage will be like xD

But towards the end when it says "this is the tricky part, getting on top"

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#380729 16-Sep-2010 16:21

I hope they get to parachute down.

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#380730 16-Sep-2010 16:22

Never felt so crook watching a video clip. I hope they're paid really well.

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#380731 16-Sep-2010 16:24

That is one amazing video, that is one job i would not do no matter what the pay was, that is unbelievable.

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#380744 16-Sep-2010 16:41

This video didn't actually make me sick.

The first thing that popped into my mind though was, what if they needed to go toilet O___O lol

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#380747 16-Sep-2010 16:53

I didn't think I'd be impressed by that, but wow, it was way higher than I thought!

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#380752 16-Sep-2010 16:57

Aaroona: This video didn't actually make me sick.

The first thing that popped into my mind though was, what if they needed to go toilet O___O lol

I guess they just hold it or go off the side

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#380753 16-Sep-2010 16:57

Aaroona: This video didn't actually make me sick.

The first thing that popped into my mind though was, what if they needed to go toilet O___O lol

lolz, well at that height if you needed to pee it would possibly come down as a sort of rain.

I'd say they would have a Parachute just in case if they fall, but there will be no way I could do that!

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#380762 16-Sep-2010 17:08

I don't see any way that this would be allowed in NZ. Don't know anywhere in the Prevention of Falls Guidelines that would allow this!

If I stayed attached with at least one point of attachment at all times. I'd be happy to climb it.

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#380774 16-Sep-2010 17:21

Nah I think it'd be more dangerous parachuting. The chute lines would get caught on the tower. Thats assuming they arn't blown into the tower first.

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#380825 16-Sep-2010 19:32

Yah this is a pretty awesome climb. I've climbed a few constructions cranes and a couple of towers in my youth, but this looks massively daunting. And no safety, well not permenantley attached, that is very scary!

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#381000 17-Sep-2010 07:05

There's some discussion of the video here, the site it originally came from. Apparently, it's totally illegal to free climb as he was.

Audiophiles are such twits! They buy such pointless stuff: Gold plated cables, $2000 power cords. Idiots.

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