Beetham West Crane - The 9th Climb

[snappel]

And I thought I was mad. Then London-based explorer 'Palace Fan' does the gib. Absolutely nuts. At about the time he reached the end, the clouds opened and the wind howled - we got soaked!


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[Max]

He's crazy like me, he's my new hero.:PDT10

[Kev]

Crazy like a fox :PDT_Xtremez_42:

[goldenface]

Fantastic pictures they are.

You must be bonkers - still great pics though. Makes you look at our city in a completely differrent way.

[snappel]

Bonkers we may be, but safety was an important issue. The guy at the end of the gib was wearing a full-body fall arrest harness, and was clipped to the crane at all times. Both the others were quite experienced as this kind of thing, having done the Millenium Dome pylons last year!!

[chippie]

Bravo Snappel me old tater, even King Max has taken off his cape for you.:shock:

[snappel]

Someone pointed out that in climbing this thing so many times I've climbed more than the height of Snowdon up it's ladders. I wonder how many times Everest the crane driver has done...

[johnmed]

Absolutely stunning fellas.

[AntiPathos]

Beyond mad. Unclassifiable...but breathtaking.