Massive climb up antenna station

I have a fear of heights, so watching this was like a horror movie .
They don't even use saftey ropes... incredible.

reply to post by Atzil321


how much do these people earn?
going up would be scary
but imagine going down!

what makes it a killer video is the fact you keep thinking he gets to the top, but it just means a smaller more dangerous looking ladder

that guy is a freaking lunatic id never do that wow if he fell how long till he hit the ground just wow

I wonder if his ears popped !

Coming down is no problem.
You could even come down really quick if you wanted, just that you'd probably not live. that's all.

as for the effects of falling from that height, there is a video on you tube showing what the effects are of a small section of ladder being dropped from a TV mast.

It took about 5 seconds to fall, made a lovely whistling sound and then embedded itself up to two foot in the ground.

I wouldn't want to park my car under this mast


Or even this mast

reply to post by ed1320


d=1/2a(t)squared

1768 feet = 539 meters

539=1/2(9.81)(t)squared

539= 4.9 (t)squared

110= (t)squared

10.4 s = t

velocity = at

v=9.81(10.4)

v=102 m/s at impact

So, you would free fall for 10.4 seconds(assuming no wind drag) and hit the ground at 102 m/s if terminal velocity were non-existent.

Source

In the video, he said this:

Free Climbing

no safety lines used.

easier and faster.

attaching, climbing, detaching, and removing safety lines every few feet, slows progress and is tiring.

Personally, I have been in situations before, where my employer was very strict about following OSHA guidelines. There were times, when the leaning, reaching, and awkward positions I put myself in, just to secure the lanyard, were much riskier than the actual work itself.

However, not everything he said, is entirely true. There are other pieces of hardware/equipment, that are made for this exact reason. These bypass his reasoning, because there is no need for attaching, detaching, reattaching, every few feet.

Obviously, the cable needs to be there. If there is no cable or rope, then these do nothing. If there is a cable, these provide safety, while minimizing and/or alleviating the repetitive action of reattaching the lanyard every few feet.

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