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as much fun as this?

Edit: I recently talked to a vendor employee who is interested in this kind of stuff, sent him a link, then found the original link is broken. So I fixed it.

WHY did I watch that right after I ate breakfast??? My hands are sweating.

Geeeee, thanks wagga.....now I need to watch something calm and enjoyable, like two girls dancing on Mt Whitney!

Whoa!!
And two of them at the top, no less!

The first time I saw that video it literally had me holding my breath.

I actually have a job where I climb towers pretty regularly....but nothing like that. That's just nuts.

This is me on top of an 85' tower.

this is the tower from a distance.


but along with the highs, my job has its lows.....

this is me in an underground coal mine. This particular location was 1200' below the surface and about 5 miles in.

That would be awesome to get to climb up there! Looking at the top though I am not sure why you would need to though.

You're amazing for going that far underground. I could never in a million years do what you do for a living...and you look like you're having fun too...lucky you for having a job that makes you happy.

OMG, that's crazy work, there's got to be an easier way, like hanging from a helcopter. I guess those guys don't need to go to the gym after work.

Oh-my-idon'tfreakin'thinkso-goodness!!! I caught myself holding my breath! And at the top while he was putting that 'biner on... he wasn't HOLDING ON!!!!! "Look Ma.. no hands!"...

One helluva view though...

Lynn,
I actually love going under. In the past 4 years I have probably spent a good 200 days underground. But they ain't kidding when they say mining...specifically coal mining, is dangerous.

And I always have a smile....I smiled all the way up the switchbacks and all the way up to the summit. Life is a good thing.
Tom

Bumped, the link is fixed.

Now that is just plain crazy!!!
Glad there are people that can do that kind of stuff. Just not me. My bro-in-law was an iron worker working on high rise before the harnesses and strapping in.I would have the hair raise on my arm when he would tell me his day.

I give it up to you fearless types.

Great video, wagga. Thanks for posting.

I do lots of "mountain" calculations, for compass directions and views to the horizon, and beyond. The formula for views to the horizon is fairly simple--1.22 times the square root of the height in feet. The tower in the video is 1768 feet high. The formula shows the view would be 51 miles. That would be the theoretical view to sea level. If an object is above sea level beyond the 51 miles, then that object's height would be run through the same formula and then added to the 51 miles. Anyway, a little fun with numbers--let alone the dizzying height of 1768 feet straight up!

The video states the view is 55 miles. That would require a tower 2032 feet high--just for the record, and a bit more climbing.

For those who like numbers, the height formula (1.22 times the square root of the height in feet) is fun to play with. Try it the next time you fly at 35,000 feet, and see if you can see the horizon 228 miles away! Mt. Whitney's view to the horizon would be a theoretical 147 miles away, but the land at that distance is above sea level, so the view is a bit shorter. Again, a little fun with numbers for those so inclined. Have fun!)