I would really like to haul the owners of this tower in front of OSHA to explain to me why they think having a part of a tower with NO EYEHOOKS is acceptable. Little steel ties do not change the fact that if this man make one wrong move or there's a gust of wind, he is dead. I've done some stuff from heights for work and fun before, and I'm always in secure restraints with two carabiners if there is to be moving around. The top part of this mast is the kind of thing I would expect from freeclimbers with a death wish, not a job that you are supposed to rely on for rent and food.
As a former tower climber I can tell you the last stretch of his climb was extremely dangerous. I could be getting paid 100 dollars an hour and I still wouldn’t put my safety lanyard on a step peg. I’ve had to do some questionable and outright dangerous things in the industry but I never worked on a radio tower and this is why
I saw him do that first hook without hooks and immediately noped TF out of that video. I was already having a bit of height trigger but that immediately felt like a call to the void.
Me before minute 3: "This is spooky but he's using his carabiners correctly, still dangerous but he'll be ok."
Me at minute 3: "THIS ISN'T OK NO NO NO FUCK FUCK FUCK"
I would really like to haul the owners of this tower in front of OSHA to explain to me why they think having a part of a tower with NO EYEHOOKS is acceptable. Little steel ties do not change the fact that if this man make one wrong move or there's a gust of wind, he is dead. I've done some stuff from heights for work and fun before, and I'm always in secure restraints with two carabiners if there is to be moving around. The top part of this mast is the kind of thing I would expect from freeclimbers with a death wish, not a job that you are supposed to rely on for rent and food.
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I saw him do that first hook without hooks and immediately noped TF out of that video. I was already having a bit of height trigger but that immediately felt like a call to the void.