Someone used fence pipe 😜 Yes we did close the Notam 😏

It doesn’t need to necessarily be a job climbing, just a job in telecommunications that would allow me to work my way to climbing. I am more than ok with travel, I just need to get my foot in the door first.

Be it because you almost fell, or you just started thinking too much about how high is the tower, or maybe a simple slip kind of just triggered a fight or flight instinct in you?

Hey y'all,

-Veteran

-Years in aviation maintenance

-Bad back

-Neck headaches

-Enjoy working with hands

Since working on aircraft means you have a job until you don't, travelling all over the place chasing a paycheck, and at the end of it all, not much to show for it and you're a stranger in your own home when it's over.

Screw aircraft. Gimme a horse and buggy.

With that, should I climb a tower? Thanks to the many pounds and miles marched in the infantry, then the cramp quarters work of repairing aircraft, to finally the job that began my spinal problems, I now ache all the time. I can carry heavy equipment and, maybe, if my body was straight up and down, I could do it all day but should I? A few posts I've looked at seem to consider this profession "brutal" and hard on the body.

What do you use for bidding software? Do any stand out? Any I should avoid? Is excel the best way to go lol?

Currently we're using a dual CMC Clutch with one attendant and one belay. Absolutely the smoothest rescues I've ever done. The last time I took a "tower centric" rescue class they were still using a single rope with a fisk descender.

This subreddit doesn't have very strict posting guidelines, and pretty much anyone with an account older than 30 days can run wild here.

I don't really care if you're a climber or not, we actively welcome questions from people just curious about the industry or wanting to join it.

But I will not in good moral conscience allow this subreddit to be a resource for those who not only wish to break the law, but endanger their lives and the lives of others in their pursuit of a cheap adrenaline high.

Anyone who breaks this rule gets a permanent ban. That's it.

If you want to climb towers without using PPE or redundancies in place, consider visiting r/suicidewatch and asking them for help.

Is it just trolling or are there newbies who don't know their jobs?

In the military' some "signal" soldiers are tasked with filling communication equipment with encryption keys. The area of interest is referred to as COMSEC or Communication Security. I'm wondering who does that for civilian infrastructure, like Cell Towers; so to find those job openings.

I’m 18 with a high school diploma, I’ve been trying to find a company to train me. I’ve looked everywhere, indeed, career pages, etc, but haven’t been able to find anything local. There’s a trade school that would train me and set me up with a job starting out near where I live before I begin travel, is it worth paying for school or am I missing something?

What’s everyone’s favorite winter glove for climbing ? These pmi rope gloves ain’t gonna cut it

Hello all, I’ve recently have gotten a job offer climbing towers in the Midwest market for $22 starting; I have no climb experience but I’ve worked in the civil technician side of the industry for awhile, so I’ve experienced the hassles of traveling and living out of a suitcase. Per diem is pretty low but they cover the hotels. Any experienced climbers wanna help me make a decision? I plan on relocating though it’s not required, as union opportunities are greater to people living in Illinois/indiana.

Hey all, I am currently in college taking a drone operation class and working on a project involving the use of drones and how we can implement them into a Tower Technician job.

If possible, it would be greatly appreciated if someone who is working in the job could answer these following questions:

1. What are the biggest challenges you face when changing bulbs on towers?

2. What risks are associated with your job and just how dangerous is it?

3. On average, how long does it take to complete a climb?

4. What tools are needed to get the job done?

5. What does it take to get qualified for such a job?

6. If willing to share, what is the compensation received per climb?

7. Just how fit do you have to be in order to do these climbs?

8. Lastly, what was the training process like in order to get certificated for such a job?

I only know them as suicide pegs and need to source them for a project were working on

What do you use for closeout software? My dad is using fillable pdfs and one drive for pictures and I feel like there has to be a better way. Just does small jobs though so he doesn’t want to pay a lot for a complex program.

I climbed about 70 feet up and nothing happend google said it’s a fm radio broadcasting tower so should be fine right? To climb the whole 400 feet here’s the pic

Has anyone ever relocated to other tower company’s outside the United States? (Based on someone who is currently in the USA)

It has always been a question but no one to ever answer, It’s definitely an interest of mine.

If there’s a tower company’s hiring people with experience and wanna outsource someone from the USA. Let me know 😉

I understand standards and safety are very different everywhere else but I’m sure it can’t change too much.

I’ve been looking into tower technician jobs, and I was wondering how unreasonable my conditions are, if I could definitely still find a job, and if anyone knows of any job opportunities near me. I live in Memphis, TN. The “conditions” I’m talking about are… 1.) I don’t actually want to travel. I’m more than happy to go however far is needed as long as I can drive back home at the end of each work day(45mins-1 hour in any direction near me at most). 2.) I’m fine with learning the basics of electrical as well as whatever else could be needed and getting the certifications required, but I don’t want to go as far as to become an expert at any of those other things because honestly the climbing and learning new things on a basic level is what I’m really interested in. And 3.) This isn’t really a condition but more of another question to be answered. I’d love to have plenty of opportunity to move up in pay throughout the career, and to retire at a decent age, and I haven’t seen much on whether or not those are common and/or doable things in this industry. I’m very willing and excited to work. I’m 23 and keep in good shape. And this industry has really interested me for some time now. —If anyone has any answers to these questions or general comments please do respond. And even better if you can somehow help me find jobs in the Memphis area please chat with me about that. Thanks.

Indiana tower hand, here. I've nearly got 2 years under me and I don't see a raise in my future nor do I feel I'll be ready to take the responsibility as a foreman. I know I don't want to climb towers and build carriers for the rest of my career, but I don't mind anything else about it. I do not want an office job as I enjoy being productive out in the field. What other pathways would be available to me after this upcoming winter? Similar in pay, preferred($21/hr@~55hrs/wk). What goals should I have? What do I need to accomplish to get to a more comfortable position? Are there other careers, blue-collar, or trades that are more within my grasp with tower experience? Any advice appreciated as I'm only 21 with very little guidance.

what are good jeans recommendations that won’t tear from the crotch area. i’m tired of getting new jeans every 2 weeks.