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Aran
Location: Kansas City Gender: Male Total Likes: 1850 likes
Huh. I guess covid made me a trendsetter.
| | | Re: Tips for climbing cranes? < Reply # 1 on 9/27/2017 1:11 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I've never climbed a radio tower, but I've climbed a couple of cranes. First off, stay on the platforms. I cannot emphasize this enough. Do not climb things that aren't ladders. Do not crawl out onto the boom. Do not take "one handed hanging" shots from any part of the crane, no matter how cool it looks when climbers from Dubai do it. These are all excellent ways to get yourself killed. Wear dull (not black) clothes- my favorite is grey or dull blue. Also, bring gloves. Cranes are often have oil and concrete dust on them, and you don't want to lose your grip. Wear closed toe shoes that fit well, like hiking boots or tennis shoes- no sandals. When you climb, take frequent breaks. Most cranes are meant to be safely scaled by workers every day, so they have certain features to allow that- such as platforms every floor or so. A seven story crane will have roughly seven platforms to rest on. Take your time. Most cranes have a two story plywood wall around the base, to keep out climbers. However, the cranes are anchored in the basement of the building they are constructing, so once the ground floor exists, it often isn't hard to access them. Finally, don't draw attention to yourself. People don't often look up without a cause- bright lights and loud noises are causes. Strive to create neither- the ambient light of the city has always been enough to see by, in my experience.
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| Steed
Location: Edmonton/Seoul Gender: Male Total Likes: 2674 likes
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| | | | Re: Tips for climbing cranes? < Reply # 9 on 9/27/2017 7:56 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I've climbed many cranes in Korea, and scouted a handful of them in Canada this summer. So hopefully my advice isn't too culturally off. Beyond what everyone else says, I also vote for grey clothes, but another great colour is beige, especially if the crane is yellow. You'd be surprised how easily people ignore you when you're dressed in dull colours. And I haven't experimented with it but would assume a blue or any colour close to the ambient sky colour would not be so bad (blue only in day of course). It is very important to pack light. Last time I climbed a crane, I shaved several minutes off (from about 12 down to 7, going by gopro files) my time by not packing a tripod (which I didn't even use much the previous trip up). Also, if the crane has a ladder cage, a backpack is a very bad idea, as is anything on your front that restricts your knee movement. I have not found gloves to be very useful, as you can't get as good a grip as you can with bare hands. My favourite climbing gloves are these Korean workman's gloves that are white cloth with sticky red palms that look like you just killed a guy. I've also found climbing down to be considerably easier than going up, and have never had a single problem on fast-paced descents. Never climb after somebody with ulcerative colitis. Most of the cranes I climb in Korea are part of some massive construction site, and once you get onto the property the crane won't be so heavily protected. In that case I like to walk around the site thoroughly and confirm nobody is there; if I'm caught before ascending, I'm just a lost drunk looking for a dark corner to take a piss. In Canada it seemed different, with many of the cranes I saw being in very open areas, but with the base itself being secured with plywood or something. Looked easy to climb over. Once you're on a crane, you have to be careful of sections where people could see you. But I once climbed a crane next to a university building, and discovered there were people coming out to the roof to smoke and looking right in my direction without really seeing I was there, despite the facts it was dark, I was of a different race, and I clearly wasn't supposed to be there. Now, if you are caught, there's nowhere to go unless you're up for a crazy idea. I'm not sure if a security guard would climb the crane to get you or just wait for you to come down. Either way, ideally you would have detected it well in advance, which gives you a few minutes to take some measures. You're probably best off cooperating and getting down to earth without trying to evade capture. First thing if you're spotted and know you won't get away clean, save your data. Many DSLRs come with two memory card slots, so you can hide the backup one. If you only have one slot but two cards, swap out cards and take a couple mediocre pictures so it doesn't look like you're hiding something. Some fancier getups even have internet access so you could upload your data to cloud storage as well. I don't like climbing cranes but I keep going back to them eventually. Always remember they are built for an operator to climb daily, so if you are sensible, you'll most likely be safe.
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| Dee Ashley
Location: DFW, Texas Gender: Female Total Likes: 1378 likes
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| | | | Re: Tips for climbing cranes? < Reply # 11 on 9/28/2017 2:29 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | A couple things that might have not been said yet, or at least, my spin on them: 1. Wear clothes you don't mind getting ruined. The grease will never fully come out of your clothes and I don't think I've ever climbed a crane without getting at least a little bit on me somewhere. 2. Wear gloves! Not only do they protect your hands, but if it's even just slightly cold outside, that metal will be a lot colder than the ambient temperature. I did this once on about a 50°(F) night and my fingers were frozen by the second level. 3. Climb at night, or maybe on a holiday. Assuming the site is an active one, you obviously don't want to be trapped at the top of a crane with no way to escape! You will also be less visible at night and less people will be down below you. Keep in mind that commercial construction workers typically start earlier than the residential ones - at least that's been my experience. I've seen them get to a site as early as 4 AM more than once. I suggest going after midnight when people are asleep, but be done by 3:30am at the latest. 4. Go sober. This should go without saying, but... Yeah. Just go sober. Steed mentioned the cultural thing and I'm not sure where you're from, but here in Dallas, we often have cranes that are basically set up and then the structure being built is actually built around the crane. These are definitely my favorites for a few reasons, but the main ones are; a) you don't have to complete the entire ascent via crane ladder, which is kind of a pain in the ass, especially when your loaded down with camera gear like me. You can knock out the first few stories via stairwell or whatever; and b) the larger/taller cranes around Dallas/Fort Worth are going to probably be secured via makeshift wood partitions or something similar (not usually something easy to climb over) or they sometimes even have cameras posted in "sensitive" areas of a construction site - like near the expensive equipment and the crane (but always keep an eye out because those damn things can be anywhere)! And lastly, whatever you do, don't do this: http://www.uer.ca/...urrpage=1&pp#post4
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