high steel

[lancegranite]

High steel

Edited November 26, 2003 by lancegranite

[catbirdseat]

MSN sites load too slowly. I won't waste my time with it.

[Terminal_Gravity]

catbirdseat said:

MSN sites load too slowly. I won't waste my time with it.

 

But you'll waste your time writing to say you won't waste your time with it?? ... and waste our time in the process

[sobo]

catbirdseat said:

MSN sites load too slowly. I won't waste my time with it.

 

hmmm, loaded in less than one second. Must be that T1 line...

 

lance, what exactly is the point of the picute? Is this guy rigging a comp wall, demonstrating a rescue technique, or washing windows?

[lancegranite]

That guy is me.

I work as a high steel rigger for theatre or conventions.

If you look closely, you will see that we climb the undersides of the ceiling beams. It's like soloing upside down 5.8/A4.

I figured anybody who does this kind of work will know whats going on.

 

[RobBob]

I used to walk steel beams on bridgework during summers in college...no harness, no net, no nothing. It was the late 70s, and I guess the OSHA rules weren't in place yet for that. Anyway, like most things, it was scary as shit the first few days, but then didn't seem so bad.

[sobo]

lancegranite said:

That guy is me.

I work as a high steel rigger for theatre or conventions.

If you look closely, you will see that we climb the undersides of the ceiling beams. It's like soloing upside down 5.8/A4.

I figured anybody who does this kind of work will know whats going on.

 

Ah! I thought it looked like the "big top", but I wasn't sure. Thanks.

 

RobBob: For a little while after I graduated VA Tech, I worked as a bridge inspector out West here. That was 15 years ago, so we had to wear the "monkey tail", but weren't required to have nets. The most fun I had was one day I intentionally slid, side-saddle and face-first, down the longest (shallowest angle) cable of the Tri-Cities' cable-stayed bridge over the Columbia, from the top of the tower to the sidewalk. I think I musta caused about 50 people driving across the bridge to shit their collective pants that day.

[lancegranite]

Climbers have always worked as riggers.

People like Bradshears or Wiggins, Kauk and Long.

Movie work, rock and roll touring, convention work...

You might be suprised who I work with.

Some of America's best climbers are riggers.

[klenke]

So what's with the black out of your eyes? We're all good people here. I don't think any of us work for the FBI, if that's your concern.

[RobBob]

The most fun I had was one day I intentionally slid, side-saddle and face-first, down the longest (shallowest angle) cable of the Tri-Cities' cable-stayed bridge over the Columbia, from the top of the tower to the sidewalk.

[lancegranite]

Let's just say that access issues in the industry compel me to remain anonymous.

The work must be done somehow, but there is no way to protect the worker.

Things are kind of open ended from there...

We operate in a grey area, a world of shadows.

[ketch]

RB,

sweet shot, I don't see any instruments in the pic, what were you rigging. I am assuming from the name that you are working Mandaly Bay.

Your right about climbers riggin. I don't do that much high steel anymore. But I do know a few riggers on cc.com.

[Bronco]

I used to work on big comercial projects, including some high rise buildings and it was pretty boring with all the safty gear. Using a bowsain chair 20 stories over the pavement was fun.

[lancegranite]

This picture was taken at the mando's event center.

We were putting in the ACMA awards.

I think the show had about 300 hoists, it was pretty big.

 

Any riggers in the house?

What's the scene in seattle like?

[erik]