tower climbing
Scaling tall structures
Tower climbing is the activity of ascending tall structures—telecommunications towers, wind turbines, or electrical transmission towers—typically for installation, maintenance, or inspection work.
The job requires specialized training and equipment due to extreme heights and exposure to weather.
Tower climbers scale structures that can exceed a thousand feet, making it one of the most dangerous occupations: He got into tower climbing after the Army.
- ascentUpward movement
- heightVertical extent upward
- high altitudeGreat distance upward
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- guy wiresTensioned supports for tall structures
harness · fall protection · antenna · lattice · rigger · vertigo · steel · grip · ropes · carabiner · transmission · broadcast · wind · safety · technician · elevation · cables · mast
tower climbingdescending
Moving downward
abseiling · lowering · downclimbing · controlled descent · coming down
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