Don't like heights ... look away now !

Soupy · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:29

Just had this sent to me ... watch it to the end, hats off to the guys that have the stomach to do this, I'm not man enough for that job :eek:

http://www.********.com/e/07b_1284580365

I was holding onto my desk by the end ... I know, I'm a big girls blouse when it comes to heights

Marky · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:32

Haha I knew what the link was before it was posted

Still makes my hands sweat seeing that

Abraham · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:33

without looking, the guy repairing the radio mast?

Merlin5 · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:35

Yeah, this was posted in the youtube thread quite a while back. Absolutely amazing nerve these people have got, I just don't know how they do it.

Soupy · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:36

Abraham said:
without looking, the guy repairing the radio mast?

yup that's the one ... it's strangely compulsive viewing even for someone like me who felt very queezy, 3rd time watching it now ... still can't comprehend doing that job !

Participant · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:39

They're missing a screw in their brain to be able to do that, absolutely incredible.

Cosimo · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:40

We've climbed it before:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18187842

Scary.

cm1179 · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:41

gone

ah. other link works.

i'd do it up to the free climb part

998cc · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:41

I'd have to take a parachute with me. Going up is the easy bit, always hate coming down.

cork-spotters · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:41

Partly guessed it was this video - seen it before, but still break out in a cold sweat watching it!!

Skillmister · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:41

Those little rungs on the outside of the thin pole

would not want to put my weight on one of those

Hastarius · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:41

I also knew it would be this video. Incredible view from up there.
I wonder if Health and Safety would get in the way if it was snowing/icy

Rroff · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:42

Robbie G said:
They're missing a screw in their brain to be able to do that, absolutely incredible.

They have to be, theres efficent safety systems in place and they are avoiding them, on rewatching it just then I noticed theres an internal ladder up part of the first bit that they don't use and instead climb outside for about 20 feet for no good reason other than to look hardcore... complete stupidity.

Merlin5 · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:43

Could anyone here do that for £1million? I still couldn't. That free climbing nearer the top where there's no security is even more amazing.

pob9 · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:45

im a lift engineer and spend all day working at heights but there is no way in hell you wud get me up there lol

Rroff · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:46

I could do it for a good reason... £1 million probably not... do that enough and you are gonna slip one day however good/careful you are... one momentary black out from the demands of the physical exercise (and it does happen) and its bye bye... absolutely no good reason to do it.

Kerplunk · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:48

Holy christ, I hate it when he keeps looking down!! lol

Merlin5 · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:48

Here's a curious thought. Do you think a spacewalk like those guys on the recent shuttle EVA's working around the space station, would have a less sense of vertigo than that climb, or more?

semi-pro waster · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:49

Merlin5 said:
Could anyone here do that for £1million? I still couldn't. That free climbing nearer the top where there's no security is even more amazing.

If someone wants to give me £1m for doing it then I'm certainly not going to turn it down. Since we're not actually bargaining it's only fair to say I'd happily do it for a whole lot less though, not sure I'd want it as a job for the rest of my life but I think it looks rather fun to do that climbing.

My problem of course being that I wouldn't have the slightest clue how to fix the fault when I got up there.

Participant · 20 Mar 2011 at 11:49

Merlin5 said:
Could anyone here do that for £1million?

No matter how much I want £1m I don't think I could physically do that. Unless anyone knows any good drugs that would get me through it

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