Can someone give Ahhntz a high five and Cliffs a full membership?

LOL

Those stacks are much cooler under the cover of big balls. Speed knows...

Posted by Speed Can someone give Ahhntz a high five and Cliffs a full membership? LOL

Haha. Can't wait till I can apply for a full membership. Hopefully by the end of the summer.

I wish I could have gotten there before the shitty ass casino was put in. FYI the concert venue sucks ass we waited an hour and a half to get in to see megadeath and missed the first two bands ! Never again

Posted by sleeperspirit I wish I could have gotten there before the shitty ass casino was put in. FYI the concert venue sucks ass we waited an hour and a half to get in to see megadeath and missed the first two bands ! Never again

That sucks elephant balls bad, I feel your pain.
I was there four times, but wanted more. It would have taken dozens of trips to begin to cover that complex.

I saw it once at night in the late 80s or early 90s when they had a blast furnaces fired up.
Fuck the EPA, it was beautiful... like a fountain from hell.
I hate casinos... I haven't been back since they built it.

Posted by sleeperspirit I wish I could have gotten there before the shitty ass casino was put in. FYI the concert venue sucks ass we waited an hour and a half to get in to see megadeath and missed the first two bands ! Never again

It can still be accessed, although I wouldn't do it again. Its pretty unsafe and the cops are parked in like every parking lot around the casino! It was an awesome night for sure! this was in March.

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Posted by CliffsEdge It can still be accessed, although I wouldn't do it again. Its pretty unsafe and the cops are parked in like every parking lot around the casino! It was an awesome night for sure! this was in March.

I'm surprised you got away with it especially since you seem to be silhouetted against the skyline. They could easily extend the casino surveillance to the furnaces, I'm amazed they didn't. Quit sloppy of them

All that said, much of what was there is gone.
Worse the danger is real and not getting better. I go in predawn on by the tracks and wait for light in the super structure because of the hazards then. Ten years ago that was fairly dangerous and not for the faint of heart or inept.

Once the furnaces were shut down there was nothing to drive the moisture out and corrosion ran rampant on the catwalks and smaller supporting steel infrastructure. Hardest hit are the main decking plates and catwalk floors. There's been no maintenance in over 20 years. As you witnessed steel stair steps have been deliberately cut out 4 or 5 at a time. Open elevator shafts, open huge and man sized holes in the furnace deck plating and missing hand rails. At ground level holes, some deep and other hazards. As much as one might like to climb the largest furnace, the rungs may no longer be intact enough. They -looked- intact 10 years ago.

If spotted they can effectively perimeter you in now more so than ever. Expect them to use binoculars. If RR personal see you they will dime you out.
A foggy night be best...
Meh, saddle up a buzz-buzz if you dare

I was there once like pre dawn on a holiday, that place is killer... They put a walkway through it now that's a bummer.

Posted by sleeperspirit I was there once like pre dawn on a holiday, that place is killer... They put a walkway through it now that's a bummer.

*groan* They turned it into a tourist attraction... bravo.

There was also the iron pigment plant which along with Conshohocken coke plant was shipped to Japan about 20 years ago. I never saw the pigment plant but was in the coke plant twice. There are pictures of that state of the art coke plant in 1940 chemical text books.
So much is gone...

Posted by CliffsEdge Haha Glad you like the thread! By the way, in your profile picture is that you? I just recently, as in last week, started getting rock climbing gear. I did some repelling over the weekend. I love it, looking to incorporate it into my UE!

Yes, that is me! I run a private board on UER for rappelling / SRT / rope work. I'll add you to it. It's a little dead as of late, but I'm really trying to revive it!

http://www.uer.ca/...id=1&catid=1000660

Posted by DJ Craig Yes, that is me! I run a private board on UER for rappelling / SRT / rope work. I'll add you to it. It's a little dead as of late, but I'm really trying to revive it! http://www.uer.ca/...id=1&catid=1000660

Ill definitely check it out. I've been looking for somewhere to ask all my n00b questions! Thanks for the heads up!

Posted by Radical_Ed Those stacks are much cooler under the cover of big balls. Speed knows...

You know you're right Brother!

Tha fuck did I just step in?

Lol this post was awesome. Almost as awesome as reading the comments to see the rainbow of personalities on the website!

Posted by soap_is_dope Lol this post was awesome. Almost as awesome as reading the comments to see the rainbow of personalities on the website!

Glad you enjoyed it. I've enjoyed this thread as well!