EPTScariest Job in the World - Page 16
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ReTr0[p.S]
Argentina1590 Posts
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Alak
Sweden380 Posts
Not sure which would be harder, the climb up or the climb down. If I actually made it to the top and had to get down again, I'd be shaking quite hard. Wow. | ||
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The_Pacifist
United States540 Posts
What I'm wondering is how those types of towers are constructed near the top. How do they get the steel up to that height to attach it to that tower? Even cranes have limits... | ||
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biology]major
United States2253 Posts
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
On September 17 2010 21:08 Orome wrote: and $1/hr isn't uncommon in some parts of Europe.^^ Still, it's crazy low for a job like this. I've never heard of anyone like ever earning less than like $13/hour.. but that's the really awfully bad payed works like McDonalds, almost everyone earn way more than that... $1/hour? WTF! | ||
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FEiN
United Kingdom91 Posts
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Latham
9593 Posts
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
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Southlight
United States11768 Posts
On September 17 2010 23:20 Sqq wrote: Searched around some, and indeed the pay when you start doing that kind of work is between 15 and 20 dollars an hour. Distugsting pay really. Also the way down is alot harder. On the way up you have better vision, and on the way down you can't always see your next step, you have to "feel" it. When searching around I expected to find some page where it said they where paid millions and millions a year, but they are paid basically fuck all. Working an average 9 hours a day it seems ( on different radio towers) sometimes way higher. And these huuuge towers, they cannot climb unless the weathers tell them to go ahead. Thats one of the security aspects that is put most weight on. As I mentioned earlier, my friend's acquaintance, who only has to climb towers ~500ft (most towers appear to be 300ft) makes at least 30$/hour. Considering these particular guys climb 17k I'd imagine significantly higher pay for them. | ||
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
On September 17 2010 23:21 Southlight wrote: As I mentioned earlier, my friend's acquaintance, who only has to climb towers ~500ft (most towers appear to be 300ft) makes at least 30$/hour. Considering these particular guys climb 17k I'd imagine significantly higher pay for them. I hope im misinformed and you are correct  | ||
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
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Golden Ghost
Netherlands1041 Posts
The guy doing push ups in that other video was even more insane although he had a back pack on so I suspect he had some kind of base jumping parashute in it? Would that be possible in such a small bag? If you want to see so scary freeclimbing go search for Alain Robert or Human Spiderman. He's a Frenchman who freeclimbs the tallest skyscrapers in the world. | ||
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brocoli
Brazil264 Posts
But why isn't the tower built with one of those safety tracks where you just attach a special hook to it and then just move it up and down, with no loss of speed? btw, 1$/hour is the poverty line limit if I recall right. It's really not that uncommon, even in some developed countries (the general price of things is much lower though) | ||
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hackmed
United Kingdom74 Posts
"Climbers often charge $1,500 or more a day plus additional insurance fees; one climber notes that he bills out at $295.00 per hour. " From here and here | ||
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CruelZeratul
Germany4588 Posts
Amazing. | ||
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nicoaldo
Argentina939 Posts
On September 17 2010 23:33 brocoli wrote: btw, 1$/hour is the poverty line limit if I recall right. It's really not that uncommon, even in some developed countries (the general price of things is much lower though) Yeah, here they can pay you like 300-350 dollars a month for working 8 hours 5 days a week.. that would be like 2-3 dollars an hour, and that´s the normal salary for a non-qualified job. (of course there are a lot of people employed off-the-books that earn much less). | ||
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Sumsi
Germany593 Posts
Reminds me of the story of Mohawk indians which have been hired to build high bridges and skyscrapers during the 20th century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_nation#Mohawk_skyscraper_builders Mohwaks had the reputation to deal perfectly with dangerous situations like crazy heights. | ||
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29 fps
United States5725 Posts
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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