Frenchman Climbs Tallest Skyscraper

[rnatalli]

http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/spiderman-climbs-worlds-tallest-tower-20110329-1cdt1.html

Frenchman climbs tallest skyscraper in Dubai. You have to have a lot of guts or a screw loose to pull this off.

 

[its phillip]

Dude is crazy. I like how they had an ambulance and stretcher standing by as if there'd be anything left if he fell and his harness/rope failed.

 

[jostenmeat]

If they had Man On Wire as available on BD at Netflix, I would have already watched. Anyone seen it here?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/

Was it majorloser who posted that super scary video of the guy climbing that crazy tall pole? I was very uncomfortable just watching that one. Ok I found it, it was BSA. I am afraid to click on the video!!

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68509&highlight=job

I think free solo (NO ROPES) climbing has got to be the most insane sport out there. Maybe extreme skiing is up there. Ice climbing? I dunno, this is just insane.

I have friends that are or were into climbing. I've seen cool shots of people traversing huge "ceilings" way up high, no ropes. I guess one of the techniques to get a bit of rest is to find a crack, stick the hand in, and make a solid fist for friction (so that you don't fall and die, but get a little break or something).

Ok I clicked on BSA's video, and it's down, but I found it over at YouTube.

 

[rnatalli]

I saw Man on Wire; it was great!

 

[Highlander]

What about this (especially at 1:12).

Nutter.

 

[jostenmeat]

What about this (especially at 1:12).

Nutter.

Yeah, it's the same guy in my posted video. There are a couple of short clips of that record climb in the video I posted. Total nutter.