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That one took a bullet in the head. Apparently, poachers like wind farms too. Speaking of danger, the work is pretty dangerous. My second day on the job I go beaned in the shoulder with a large, pretty heavy chunk of plastic that dropped 300 ft all the way down from the top because someone had left all the hatches open. Hit with a few nut and bolts too. Gotta watch your ass all the time. You'd love it, Ivan.

Trip: Out East - A Different Kind of Climbing Date: 10/29/2011 Trip Report: So, although this is not rock, ice, sport, bouldering, trad, alpine or big wall, it is still climbing none the less. I'd been considering a career in wind turbines for a few years now and finally got my foot in the door, thanks to a 1 month school I went to last August... Airstreams Renewables Inc, Tehachapi, CA. I had a job offer a few days before graduating and now find myself on the east coast working on wind turbines, doing installation of high voltage electrical systems on new turbines being built. As a traveling tech, I get 6 weeks on/1 week at home ant they pay to fly me to/from home, as well as a good perdiem. The hours can be long (I had 173 hours the last 2 week check) and the work can be physically demanding (not more than many climbing routes though), but the money is good and the work is very enjoyable and rewarding if you like heights, the outdoors and figuring things out. I just thought I'd post a few pics (out of the hundreds I've been taking monthly) and let you guys know that wind is a burgeoning industry. Someone is going to have to maintain all the thousands upon thousand of turbines going up around the world. If you are interested in a career, be sure to check out ARI - Wind Turbine "Boot Camp", it was well worth the $5500, not to mention much quicker/cheaper than all the 6 month - two year programs offered out there. I cannot say enough about what a great program they offered. (shameless plug) Wind Farm Sunset Pano, Vermont, 2011 Darkness Closing In, Vermont, 2011 Tag Line & Sun Rays, Vermont, 2011 Crane Sunrise Rotting bear skull, Vermont, 2011 Turbine Alpenglow, NH, 2011 Tres Turbines, NH, 2011 Gear Notes: Full body harness, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, lad safe, lanyards, etc... Approach Notes: Drive/fly to Bakersfield, CA, head east to Tehachapi, enroll in ARI's 1 month turbine program, APPLY YOURSELF, interview, fly off to wind farm jobs across the country.

I admire your courage and open-ness. I wish you the best. Stay strong.

The Plaid abides, dude!

Happy Birthday, Dude! I'm home til Sat, lets grab some beers on the ledge Thur nt... I think yer sick of work and got LOLP fever...

Seeing how it was on a private wind farm I would assume it was poached... Coarse, it could have brought in from elsewhere, but I doubt it.

Prolly fuk'n poachers. I'd had hopes of scoring it once the bugs finished it off but I'm sure plenty o other red necks had the same idea and beat me to it.

Partial bear sighting on the wind farm I'm working at in NH... Rotting bear skull, YUM! Grab me an eyeball with some chop-sticks and add a bit of soy sauce and wasabe... Black Bear Rotting Eyeball Sashimi. YUM!

I've been talking up the climbing w Ben & co to my kids too, as soon as I can get home, that is.

Yum, bacon squirrel on a stick clip. I sure miss the temple of bacon. Hopefully gonna get a week at home soon though.

Any other good stone nearby Berlin/Gorham here in the "Granite State"? Thanks! Dave

So, I find myself in Berlin, NH on a wind turbine project for the next month or three and I just rented an apartment at the base of Mt Forist. Who's got the beta on any climbing on those sweet looking slabs? I hope they dry out enough to embrace some stone here. Better have my rack & shoes shipped out ASAP. Thanks in advance for the beta!

WOW, just checked out the pics on Picasa and am amazed at how much less snow/ice is there since I was in 1998. Sure brings back great memories. Denali was my "office" from 1993-2000. Thanks for the stoke. Looks like you did not have the same crevasse issues we had on the Muldrow/Traleika???

Shit, we took 16 days and got weathered out at a little above 10k. Nicely done. Course, we had a shit ton of stuff. Light and fast, NOT, heavy and comfy, fer sure... Congrats!

Awesome! Pics, pics, we want pics... How were the crevasses? on the Muldrow & Traleika?

Newsflash, MalWart sucks but they have the best tents you buy for $20. Only suck ass wanna be yuppies buy those fancy, overpriced brand name tents. Just ask John David Jr. Maybe he can fix our economic woes?

Lick sack STFU Your favorite lines......poor taste and week. You got nothing. Weak (not strong), week (7days of them)... As in, your spell checker is WEAK.

Ok Ben. I'm off to VT for 6 weeks but will have a week off at home after that. Hope we can get the kiddos out then... Dave Here's Lil E workin the same proj last year.

OUR public parks should be free of any wild animals so as not to endanger me and my right to enjoy them peacefully.

Next time you catch a flight, be sure to tell some good BOMB jokes in the screening line. TSA staff love a good laugh.

And who pulled that tick out of your nipple? Good times! You'll get better soon, so much choss to climb! Reminds me of when my wife had to pull one off my **** (rhymes with tick) while skinny-dipping. Ahh, good times.

I love this site!

I'd like to think that is true, unfortunately, there are bad apples in any orchard. Every time I watch the news I here something like "I can't believe it happened here". As if their little spot in the world is free of crime and criminals. Granted, most climbers are good folks, as are most people in general. Still, keep outing these thugs, whether they climb or not...