Working at height on Salisbury Cathedral

[mikem]

She is a sky diving instructor and was attached (tom cruise and will smith - latter obviously tied on - have also been there & Alain Robert climbed it):

 

[Pony]

If you like watching videos of people working at height without rope access gear, I can recommend both these videos. Definite steeplejack vibes

Short video from 1950s about pylon erectors

30 minute BBC documentary from 1997 about pylon painters

I remember the Silvering Up one. Painting the pylon, get to ground and wash off with a bucket of thinners. Different breed those lads.

 

[Badlad]

Abseilers on the Burj Khalifa. Only half way up, about 400m. What a job.

 

[pwhole]

Hilarious they made them all wear black clothing in that weather - I guess there might be a slight breeze up there. And probably unlikely some rabid old granny will lean out of a window threatening to cut your rope with the bread knife

 

[mikem]

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Not that the 2nd bit will work in a harness!

 

[pwhole]

Hahaha, I stand corrected. At least they'll probably be wearing natural fabrics, rather than our hi-viz polyester. We got mistaken for bin men the other day by a client due to that - the shame

 

[IanWalker]

We got mistaken for bin men the other day ... the shame

That's the problem with rope access people, always looking down on others

 

[Mark Wright]

Hilarious they made them all wear black clothing in that weather - I guess there might be a slight breeze up there. And probably unlikely some rabid old granny will lean out of a window threatening to cut your rope with the bread knife

A friend of mine actually did have his ropes cut by someone on a block of flats. Luckily he was above the cut, but they didn't look before they cut them.

 

[Ian Ball]

attempted murder?

 

[Mark Wright]

attempted murder?

The perpetrator had serious mental health issues and had been let down by his local social services. He was just pissed off that ropes were flapping against his window so certainly not attempted murder. He was taken away by the police but was back in his flat the following day.