Think your commute to work is hard?

[onearmedbandit]

Shamelessly stolen from another forum.

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You know how you always think, yeah I could do that. Even if it was riding a motogp bike around a track at pedestrian speed, given enough time getting the thing off the line, yeah I could do that. Well, I could never ever do what those cats are doing. I was getting vertigo just watching it. The end was pretty much it for me, standing on this tiny little platform 1768ft up.

[EJK]

Fuck. That. Shit.

My wrists are feeling cold by just watching the vid.

[Ronin]

Fark that for a lark.

Sweaty palms much?

[mrchips]

OMFG !!!!!!!!!!!

10 char

[TOTO]

that is fantastic, if you are an adrenalin junkie. :woohoo:

It reminds me of this video.


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[Genie]

Yah well, that's insane. Nice view. Someone's obvisiouly gotta to do it and I'm sure they get paid some big dollars. Do they base jump to get back down?, the climbing down would be boring.

[Berries]

I've jumped out of planes not much higher than that mast. Oh to have one of those things around here. Imagine just launching yourself off it on a nice day. Better than a bike.
:Punk:

[Swoop]

Nice!:yes:
Great launch point before the free-climbing stage.


Do they base jump to get back down?, the climbing down would be boring.
No. The tools have to get back down somehow.

[Donor]

Sod that for a game of soldiers...

I had to have a lie down on the floor after watching that.

[slofox]

I've always been height phobic. Not for me thanks all the same...

[onearmedbandit]

Yah well, that's insane. Nice view. Someone's obvisiouly gotta to do it and I'm sure they get paid some big dollars. Do they base jump to get back down?, the climbing down would be boring.

From the forum I got it from one of the posters reckoned his neighbour did this for a living, earns about US$120k. He's away for most of the year traveling from tower to tower.


Sod that for a game of soldiers...

I had to have a lie down on the floor after watching that.

I know what you mean. I just watched it again and I'm still not over it lol.

[Berries]

You'd be pissed if you got to the top and realised you'd left your 5/8" ring spanner in the truck.

[=cJ=]

The bit that puts the shits up me is he casually unhooks his grapple and climbs on.

I'm fine with heights if I'm attached to them...he wasn't :eek5:

[nothingflash]

You'd be pissed if you got to the top and realised you'd left your 5/8" ring spanner in the truck.

"What red tool bag :doh:"

[Smifffy]

The bit that puts the shits up me is he casually unhooks his grapple and climbs on.

I'm fine with heights if I'm attached to them...he wasn't :eek5:

the bit where he raises one leg and reaches down and scratches his ankle, or the bit where he clearly has both hands free, or the bit....

No thanks!!

[Mental Trousers]

The climb would kill me.

I used to work at heights and only ever had 1 incident that caused me to get rather drunk :yes:

[Smifffy]

The climb would kill me.

I used to work at heights and only ever had 1 incident that caused me to get rather drunk :yes:

I climbed up a silo one time with a colleague who hailed from India. at about the half way mark, I swear he was white.

[Winston001]

Check this out team: no messing about with pussy safety lines :eek5:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f2d_1284588370

[Smifffy]

Too slow :yawn:

[Phreak]

Holy crap...! That's impressive!

[Livvy]

It's not like I'm scared of heights or anything, but you couldn't make me do that.

[kasper]

Nice!:yes:
Great launch point before the free-climbing stage.


No. The tools have to get back down somehow.


ever seen soldiers jump form a plane. their burgen (packs) are slung below them on a line.

[Forest]

It's an old video, but I will never have enough balls to do this:

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[cowboyz]

not a chance! frik thats insane!

[DangerMice]

Fuck that for a joke, I got the shits just watching it

[Swoop]

ever seen soldiers jump form a plane. their burgen (packs) are slung below them on a line.
No they don't.
The pack is very secure between the legs so that it doesn't move about. It is released (on a line) only after the parachute has fully opened.

[kasper]

No they don't.
The pack is very secure between the legs so that it doesn't move about. It is released (on a line) only after the parachute has fully opened.


True true. but easy to pull up the tool bag and secure it.

[skinman]

wonder how long they expect to have the job for. I guess it saves having to fire someone for making a mistake.

[Emlyn]

I know what you mean. I just watched it again and I'm still not over it lol.

NASTY! I felt ill everytime he unclipped the carabena (?) and felt desperately concerned, strangely for myself,:facepalm: until it was clipped again! I will stick to my day job thanks :blink:

[Urano]

...sorry, just returned from the toilet...
:shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::s hit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit:

YOU - ARE - KIDDING - ME!!!

free climbing because it's faster and you become tired of securing yourself with the line????


no way....
oh fuck, i imagined it again: sorry have to go back to the toilet....
:D

[bogan]

you gotta ownder, who was the good cunt that designed the towers with bits that need replacing? And the even gooder cunt that figured they could just stick a ladder to it and it'd be sorted :lol:

Fuck that, i can deal with cliffs and shit, but high ladders just not cool.

[Ronin]

...sorry, just returned from the toilet...
:shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit::s hit::shit::shit::shit::shit::shit:

YOU - ARE - KIDDING - ME!!!

free climbing because it's faster and you become tired of securing yourself with the line????


no way....
oh fuck, i imagined it again: sorry have to go back to the toilet....
:D

Your english is much better now lol. You will fit right in :yes: