This is nuts.....!

[chris cnc]

Quote from the vid at 2 mins 30 secs:

 

"Attaching, climbing, attaching and removing safety lines every few feet slows progress and is tiring."

 

How about:

 

"Attaching, climbing, attaching and removing safety lines every few feet slows progress but means you get to go home to your wife and kids in one piece at the end of the day and spend your hard earned danger money, instead of ending up raspberry balmanged 1700 feet below and going home to them in a placcy bag...."

 

Mental!

 

 

lol exactly!

 

surely there could be a way to have a permanent line installed at least for part of the tower? perhaps with a protective coating, or even a wire core to protect from the elements.

 

then the climber could tie in a friction hitch at the bottom, and ascend using the ladder, taking in slack as he goes???

 

surely it's not beyond the realms of possibility, and it would be a LOT safer!

 

even just a single line, to which could be attached a cammed ascender etc

[blue beastie]

Just watched the other one suggested (top left) -MY PALMS ARE SWEATING......

[chris cnc]

in fact, you could just leave a strong throwline up there, and install a fresh line when you get there, eliminating the need for a particularly tough rope

[mattie45620]

OMG that was just crazy :L no chance get me doing it free cimbing maybe strapped in but still might still find it quite scary man

[greengrafter]

I wonder if the last dudes' are still alive?.....insane!!!

[RobArb]

i had sweaty palms just watching that other video..!!