steeplejacks
High structure repairers
Steeplejacks are workers who climb tall structures—steeples, chimneys, smokestacks, towers—to repair, paint, or maintain them.
The work requires comfort with extreme heights and skill with ropes and rigging.
The term combines steeple with jack in its old sense of a man who does manual labor: The steeplejacks spent three weeks repainting the church spire.
Tapering church towers
- spiresTapering architectural towers
- chimneysVertical smoke conduits
- towersTall vertical structures
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
cupolas · belfries · smokestacks · minarets · clock towers · church spires · flagpoles · monuments
Captures and directs energy
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- carabinersSpring-gate metal loops
- anchorsWeighted devices securing vessels
- helmetsProtective head coverings
heights · vertigo · falls · regulations · insurance · risk · exposure · weather
Ropes controlling ship sails
- rappellingRope-controlled descent technique
- abseilingControlled rope descent
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- ladderingStaggered sequential progression
pointing · repointing · tuckpointing · gilding · painting · demolition · inspection · restoration
Those who scale heights
- riggersThose who install cables
- workersPeople doing jobs
- tradesmenSkilled manual laborers
- craftsmenSkilled manual trade workers
specialists · contractors · repairmen · maintenance · professionals · crews · technicians · laborers
steeples
Tapering church towers
domes · cupolas · belfries · smokestacks · minarets · clock towers · church spires · flagpoles · monuments · lighthouses
harnesses
Captures and directs energy
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- carabinersSpring-gate metal loops
- anchorsWeighted devices securing vessels
helmets · heights · vertigo · falls · regulations · insurance · risk · exposure · weather · wind
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
- rappellingRope-controlled descent technique
- abseilingControlled rope descent
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
laddering · pointing · repointing · tuckpointing · gilding · painting · demolition · inspection · restoration · cleaning
climbers
Those who scale heights
craftsmen · specialists · contractors · repairmen · maintenance · professionals · crews · technicians · laborers · artisans
steeplejacksminers
Ore extractors
groundskeepers · pavers · landscapers · ditch diggers · excavators