On 10/13/2014 6:05 PM, David Platt wrote:
I did see a video about a couple of guys free climbing an television
antenna about 2K feet in the air. I lost count how many safety
practices they violated. If OSHA had seen them doing that, they would
have been grounded big time. The fines would have probably put the
company out of business.

I can't find it to check, but I do remember it being very up-front about who
and where they were, and it was connected to soem company. The one I had was
probably kosher enough, if was effectively a promotional video, because
other, as you say, the effect would have been dramatically unwanted for them.
I could be wrong, but I won't know till I find it, and I have no idea where I
stowed it yet..

If it's the one I'm thinking of (the so-called "Stairway To Heaven"
video), it's all over YouTube:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlVxRdTnNqI is one version


Yup, that looks like another copy of the one Radiohead posted.

Another tower-climbing company made the following:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b9LahaBJIk

which they call "Stairway To Safety", and shows a similar climb with
the climbers using proper climbing-safety protocols (attached to the
tower at all times).


Yes, safety takes a bit longer, but is not an option when you're more
than about six feet above the ground.

I can't find the cite at the moment, but my recollection is that both
of those free-climbers lost their jobs after they posted their
helmet-cam video... their employer stated that they had ignored the
safety procedures required by the company.



I'm glad to hear that. Safety procedures are there for a reason - and
it's not just to prevent an OSHA fine!

BTW - it is NOT required that a climber be tied off 100% of the time.
It is permissible to be unattached for short periods (i.e. when climbing
past guy wires). But the guys in the first video went way past what was
consider a short period!

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