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GoPro climbs super tall antenna... hurl alert

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  1. Stinny

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    Will require safety harness at your computer, watching this... :eek: ... maybe a hurl bucket too.

     
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    I seem to have lost my nuts.
    I think they're up in my gut somewhere.
    Sorry to all the ladies here for that.:(:rofl: :lol:
    I got through about 1.5 minutes, then couldn't watch anymore.:hair:
     
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    This makes my stomach flip every time I watch it.:)
     
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    Some guy posted at YouTube about those guys incredible strength to be able to haul such large nads up there... :rofl: :lol:

    Love the part where the guy narrating says... Heyyyyy he's reached the antenna... WHAT? Only 60 more feet!
     
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    No thank you sir. I will stick to wood poles. I think our tallest is like 110' or so.

    Worst part is they looked at each other and said i thought you brought the light bulb.
     
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    So, THAT"S what was in the bag.
    Maybe they wear those "ballroom Jeans" Grizz has mentioned.
     
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    Shew once that high whats another 60' or so.
     
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    Always said after 50'... it's just a longer ride down... but, but... 1700 feet... holy freeeekin chit.
     
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    Its not the fall that hurts, its that sudden stop a the end.
     
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  10. Stinny

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    I've heard that.
     
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    Ive seen this a couple times before... ON one of them there was a big argument in the commentary about whether thse guys are actually alowed to climb without being continuously attached with a safety line like that.

    Absolutely nuts... there is not enough money in the world to pay me to take that job.
     
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    I think it is becoming a standard that you have to be fall arrested at all times. Not sure when it takes/took effect on the transmission side though.
     
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    Prolly plenty of base jumpers who'd love that job.
     
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    It would make the descent much more pleasurable. It would suck to have to climb all the way down. Safer if a storm comes up too.
     
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    My palms actually sweat looking at this. whew! :eek:
     
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    Thats what I kept thinking the whole time why in the world arent they tied off 100% during the whole climb?
     
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    Aside from trying not to fall off the couch from dizziness while watching this gut wrenching video, I thought the same thing- free climbing, without a parachute, at that height.... Hold on, getting that queasy feeling again.... Raaaaalph...
    Guess the dogs don't mind licking that up....
    Why you post this, Stinny :bug:!
     
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    You can lead a hoarder to videos... but you can't make em watch... ;):D
     
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    NFW.
     
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    Nooooooooo. NoNoNoNoNo. ....NO!!!!! uh uh, no.

    ..felt like my bladder wanted to crawl out my belly button. no
     
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