[geerlingguy]

Just as a note, the majority of the climbing industry is probably as you say (I'm not an expert in it by any means!), but the guys featured in this post are both pros at ERI who work on some of the more interesting projects. Still, to me one of the bigger downsides is the travel...

Being on the road 50+% of the time (usually more) takes a toll!

With drones being so accessible, a lot of the smaller climbing projects are no longer necessary, when it's just inspecting the top of a small tower with simple antennas.

[assimpleaspossi]

Decades ago, I would show up for work on Monday morning with my suitcase in the trunk of my car cause I knew that as soon as I walked in the door I would be told I'd be flying out somewhere that morning.

I'll never forget the day I was driving down the road--less than half a mile from my apartment--and making a left turn when, for a couple of seconds, I couldn't remember what town I was in.

[walrus01]

Really big broadcast towers are a specialized niche... Your average tower crew is working at 200' and less. Many will never see the absolutely huge gin poles used to send up gigantic VHF (fm and tv) band antennas. If I had to guess, crews and people who work on the 1000' class guyed towers are maybe 2-3% of the industry. Everyone else is cranking out new sectors with RRH on monopoles for cellular carriers.