lancegranite Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 (edited) High steel Edited November 26, 2003 by lancegranite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 MSN sites load too slowly. I won't waste my time with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal_Gravity Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 catbirdseat said: MSN sites load too slowly. I won't waste my time with it. Â But you'll waste your time writing to say you won't waste your time with it?? ... and waste our time in the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 catbirdseat said: MSN sites load too slowly. I won't waste my time with it. Â hmmm, loaded in less than one second. Must be that T1 line... Â lance, what exactly is the point of the picute? Is this guy rigging a comp wall, demonstrating a rescue technique, or washing windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Â Ah! I thought it looked like the "big top", but I wasn't sure. Thanks. Â 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketch Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 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. Â Any riggers in the house? What's the scene in seattle like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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