This video really needs more resolution-- and possibly 3d.
for now, here’s a 480p version.
there’s always the possibility that this is an upscale of a lores source, but…
Pls watch full screen at 1080p, kthxbye.
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This looks like a lot safer way to do it, and doesn’t seem to slow down the climber much at all.
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I can see the point of it being possibly tiring as an extra motion repeated over and over, but I suspect there’s more an element of macho BS to not using (tethers, lanyards, slings), whatever they call them in their industry.
(I don’t think the height would get to me, but the swaying might.)
Seems like part of the reason for clipping in at every hook on the top mast is the 90 degree angled rungs are very awkward and dangerous to climb.
Narrator: From here, it’s just another sixty feet to the top.
Me: [spontaneously] OH, FUCK YOU!
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Given my experience with OSHA regulations in a much safer environment I found it hard to believe OSHA would be OK with free climbing at that height. Apparently the narrator is using some “alternative facts”…
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Pretty unlikely to find an inspector up there.
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I’m not sure what to believe now, except that it seems likely that OSHA-approved or not, free climbing on towers for a portion of the climb is common.
As per “Saint_Nonevent” I bet “Macho BS” combined with underestimating risk is a major factor. Like contractors who use squinting in place of safety glasses. Or in my industry people who believe mesh runners are closed toed shoes for chemical safety.
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For all of you that reference parachutes, this classic came to mind:
The climb up is a lot less scary but the entire experience seems to be a lot more enjoyable overall 
I wanna see a vid of something like this being, ahem, erected.
Acrophobia while walking:
Gets more precarious as it goes. 
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