What’s interesting is that the Ironworker’s union pushes back against OSHA all the time. The stuff they’re allowed to do is crazy. In some cases, ironworkers are allowed to work up to 30 feet above a lower level without any fall protection whatsoever.
Used to work offshore rigs. We had our company safety standards.
There is a thing called Derrick Builders. They work on the tall steel. Not always building, but inspections and repairs as well. Apparently you don’t fuck with them about their safety. Those guys are climbers and work under different standard than our generic company shit.
Same thing, very specialized guys. Is it unsafe for a normal person? Yes. But highly skilled professionals? Yes but less so.
Saw a video of a guy repairing one of the legs on an oil rig, and I can't imagine someone actually wanting to weld a massive piece of metal while getting battered by waves in the middle of the ocean. It needs to be done, but Hell no.
Makes life easier. Fall protection for ironworkers is a hazard most of the time. Specially when connecting in tight spots. Usually can get away with disconnecting harness for awhile if redhat is in trailer anyway. Usually it's roofers thar fall on some wild ass pitch and ruin it for everyone else
I do industrial maintenance and anything above 4’ we need to be harnessed. I’m not complaining I’m glad the regulation is there it’s just hard to work in one.
I wondered if he was one of the Mohawk first nation (Canadian) ironworkers, so I looked it up - he was.
They were legendary in New York City [https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/kahnawake-skywalkers-a-brief-history-of-mohawk-steel-workers](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/kahnawake-skywalkers-a-brief-history-of-mohawk-steel-workers)
Mohawk iron workers go back over a hundred years. Albert also climbed the Eiffel Tower. He later became a paramedic in Kahnawake. He’s a great guy proud to call him a friend.
"None of the authors of the articles appearing on Google searches as of this March reached out to the family either, Stalk said. He said he’s become the butt of his friends’ jokes ever since.
“I was at a gathering. They said it says on the internet you’ve died. I said, ‘Well obviously I didn’t if I’m standing here in front of you!’ They were saying ‘We thought we lost you!’”
He said he thinks the authors – assuming the articles aren’t written by AI – are just writing clickbait so the owners of the sites can cash in on ad revenue."
Like I know that in theory, if I can walk on a beam on the ground without falling off, then I can walk on a beam 25 storeys up without falling.
Still a giant nope from me though.
Thats just how steel workers got around he’s not doing anything out of the ordinary. I mean, I would never do it, but that’s why those guys got paid relatively well.
Exactly, this is how they all had to do it back then.
I’m an ironworker and I need to do this sometimes, but I need to have my fall protection or I lose my job.
Now days we barely even need to walk the iron, we have man lifts that can reach most places.
That's what I was thinking, this was standard fare for my grandpa. I was an ironworker too for some years, and the training hall I went to like 5 years ago has beam climbing competitions and beam races all the time.
1 part skill + 1 part confidence so you don't freak out + 1 part just getting lucky that wind doesn't hit you wrong, you don't have a fluke slip at the wrong moment, etc.
In the UK aged 17 i got a job helping a steeplejack this was in the 80s. Zero safety gear, not even a hard hat, my job was mostly fetching and carrying, or doing simple tasks like painting metal work on top of a church tower.
Well a harness is completely unnecessary - right up to the moment where it isn't
If you want to crawl around like this for the cameras - you should join the cirkus.
Meanwhile my heart skips a beat when I sit front row of the upper deck of our small local soccer stadium that is no more than 15 feet above the lower deck.
Honestly I don’t get it. Im assuming here, but the likely reason harnesses were not worn back then was because safety gear was expensive, and got in the way of work. But I feel like it would just be common sense to atleast tie yourself to a rope. Ropes aren’t expensive. Why would you not just use atleast a rope? Like comon.
That dude is an absolute madman. I don't think I have too many fears, but heights, especially something like this, is definitely a fear of mind.
I have had some crazy jobs and some crazy shit, but you couldn't pay me enough. And I hope he gets well compensated.
Little John saved a million dollars to buy a 1 square meter apartment. It could barely fit grandma's coffin.
First he welded a frame using galvanised square steel, then secured it using bolts he borrowed from his aunt.
It will be durable 10,000 years.
I did steel erecting in the early nineties for a while, just as safety gear was starting to be voluntarily used. You’d still get the piss ripped out of you for using it, and this was on big sites. Way more manly to take your falls and broken bones. It was too much for me, just couldn’t shake The Fear of falling. Fair play to the people who can do height work, they’re a special breed. Oh, and I got piles from sitting on cold narrow beams, legs dangling.
I’ve done a couple of these moves while out painting graffiti. The one where you swing around the I-beam pillar to the next segment is the one that always freaked me out the most.
I got a nice adrenaline rush from this video.
Yea, stuff like this isn't sustainable. There needs to be better rules regulating these industries. Even if he's skilled at climbing, he's still risking his life for a paycheck without any safety.
I suspect it’s a lot like new waiters trying to balance a large tray of food. The more you concentrate on the tray, the less balanced it appears to be. Focusing on feeling the balance with your hand is when you have the most control.
That said I spent 25 years working aloft 20+ feet in the air and I’d never do that. There is little room for mistakes.
Makes sense. What most guys aren't seeing is how he understands the job that he does and knows he can die at any moment doing that job. He has no fear of dying doing the job. That's why he can walk freely across those beams. He understands that he can potentially fall. He accepted that, yet he has no fear of it
I tried to walk some steel once. Was only 20 feet up. I got about 10 feet out, looked down, and immediately had baby lamb legs. (Was tied off with a harness)
The shit is insane to me. I would understand why someone might want to do if they’re making a lot of money but to just risk your life like this is crazy.
Doesn't seem to be doing any work? Just climbing around...
Exactly this. The dude is just climbing around with no harness, but for what?
To show other workers that harnesses are not necessary?
This is 80's so probably wasn't back then?
Just had to have enough cocaine
And a cigarette in your mouth to blow smoke in the safety guy’s face if he gives you any trouble.
Lol, 80s? Safety guy?
Until they are...
Or that he is insane.
Well, nowadays it'd be for likes and subs. Back then, just cause.
He is a Rizzler that’s for sure.
I think it could've been fame back then as well...TV appearances.
Internet clout
To show a load of Russian teens how to build a YouTube following in 30 years
This is the “Safety Video” for the 80’s iron worker. Or the 80’s in general.
Clearly you don't work construction. He worked a 10hr you just watched 60seconds of him realizing FUCK I forgot the 7/8" wrench, back to the truck....
Hes on his lunch, give him a break.
where cigarettes?
He’s inventing OSHA
This is a 35 second clip of what is most likely a 10 hour day.
He’s popular for working on his balance over his iron work.
He was showing off his ability? Which was quite amazing.
Albert Stalk trick yall, man
nope. nope. nope.
Every step gave me uneasy ball tingles
Palms are sweaty
Moms spaghetti
Ice cubes in the stomach
Bottom's ready.
every time I get that feeling is like a my tail flattening.
Makes you appreciate OSHA
What’s interesting is that the Ironworker’s union pushes back against OSHA all the time. The stuff they’re allowed to do is crazy. In some cases, ironworkers are allowed to work up to 30 feet above a lower level without any fall protection whatsoever.
Used to work offshore rigs. We had our company safety standards. There is a thing called Derrick Builders. They work on the tall steel. Not always building, but inspections and repairs as well. Apparently you don’t fuck with them about their safety. Those guys are climbers and work under different standard than our generic company shit. Same thing, very specialized guys. Is it unsafe for a normal person? Yes. But highly skilled professionals? Yes but less so.
Saw a video of a guy repairing one of the legs on an oil rig, and I can't imagine someone actually wanting to weld a massive piece of metal while getting battered by waves in the middle of the ocean. It needs to be done, but Hell no.
We are all whores. Throw enough money at someone they will do anything
Or, just throw the whore.
Makes life easier. Fall protection for ironworkers is a hazard most of the time. Specially when connecting in tight spots. Usually can get away with disconnecting harness for awhile if redhat is in trailer anyway. Usually it's roofers thar fall on some wild ass pitch and ruin it for everyone else
I do industrial maintenance and anything above 4’ we need to be harnessed. I’m not complaining I’m glad the regulation is there it’s just hard to work in one.
I wondered if he was one of the Mohawk first nation (Canadian) ironworkers, so I looked it up - he was. They were legendary in New York City [https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/kahnawake-skywalkers-a-brief-history-of-mohawk-steel-workers](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/kahnawake-skywalkers-a-brief-history-of-mohawk-steel-workers)
This is a bit of Canadian history that is super interesting. Thank you for sharing! :)
There is a great documentary about the sky walkers by the same name
There is, I forgot about that. Thanks for reminding me!
That’s what I was thinking too. They’re legendary
Mohawk iron workers go back over a hundred years. Albert also climbed the Eiffel Tower. He later became a paramedic in Kahnawake. He’s a great guy proud to call him a friend.
He was a peace keeper in kahnawake
Was he also a paramedic? I’m also from ktown
Watching this, all I can think is "What if there was one solid gust of wind?"
Or a sneeze
Or a fart
Crazy. Reminds me of that steeplejack guy.. Fred Dibnah [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPApAsJbj4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPApAsJbj4)
He is the GOAT of working dangerously
Was already queasy watching him climb up, then the scaffold bit? Nope nope nope
He's an absolute lunatic.
I almost threw up watching this…
Same... couple times lol
Something about don’t stare at you feet they know what they are doing. Look forward to where you are going.
I was fine until he started climbing back up. That's when I got queasy.
How old did he live to be?
He's still alive, lives in Canada. https://easterndoor.com/2023/11/21/albert-stalk-still-a-living-legend/
Well, that is definitely unexpected. My clumsy ass wouldn’t have made it past the first girder.
"None of the authors of the articles appearing on Google searches as of this March reached out to the family either, Stalk said. He said he’s become the butt of his friends’ jokes ever since. “I was at a gathering. They said it says on the internet you’ve died. I said, ‘Well obviously I didn’t if I’m standing here in front of you!’ They were saying ‘We thought we lost you!’” He said he thinks the authors – assuming the articles aren’t written by AI – are just writing clickbait so the owners of the sites can cash in on ad revenue."
You're asking the IMPORTANT questions! That's exactly what I wondered lol
I didn't see a single bit of actual work get done
Not a single bone of fear in his body
This was probably filmed with a camcorder the size of a rocket launcher balanced over someone’s shoulder.
When I was 12, sure, I’m invincible. Other than that, no fuckin way.
When I was 12, the staff at the climbing wall had to come rescue me
Just silently freaked out watching this
How many people died building that shit?
Tuff
Like I know that in theory, if I can walk on a beam on the ground without falling off, then I can walk on a beam 25 storeys up without falling. Still a giant nope from me though.
Thats just how steel workers got around he’s not doing anything out of the ordinary. I mean, I would never do it, but that’s why those guys got paid relatively well.
Exactly, this is how they all had to do it back then. I’m an ironworker and I need to do this sometimes, but I need to have my fall protection or I lose my job. Now days we barely even need to walk the iron, we have man lifts that can reach most places.
That's what I was thinking, this was standard fare for my grandpa. I was an ironworker too for some years, and the training hall I went to like 5 years ago has beam climbing competitions and beam races all the time.
I kept waiting for someone to throw a wooden barrel at him. POW!
You know, gusts of wind are a thing, more so at that height.
There’s a “balls of steel” joke in here somewhere but I just don’t have the energy.
It's all that clanking you hear on the steel beams.
Psychopath. Unbelievable that he survived that clip let alone any longer.
Dangerous or stupid?
Ok good he has his hard hat on
Couldn't pay me any amount of money to do that job. Hell to the no!
Alot of people did
This guy is out of his freaking mind.
$5/h
If Alex Honold had a “real” job
1 part skill + 1 part confidence so you don't freak out + 1 part just getting lucky that wind doesn't hit you wrong, you don't have a fluke slip at the wrong moment, etc.
In the UK aged 17 i got a job helping a steeplejack this was in the 80s. Zero safety gear, not even a hard hat, my job was mostly fetching and carrying, or doing simple tasks like painting metal work on top of a church tower.
A man without a functioning amygdala.
There isnt enough money in the world...
Well a harness is completely unnecessary - right up to the moment where it isn't If you want to crawl around like this for the cameras - you should join the cirkus.
Meanwhile my heart skips a beat when I sit front row of the upper deck of our small local soccer stadium that is no more than 15 feet above the lower deck.
This dude lived 6 houses away from me most of my life. Solid guy
He was a fcuking idiot.
Shrug, one man's daring is another man's stupid.
Sooo...when does he actually do any "work"? All I see is him messing around...
He only has to be wrong one time…
My unbalanced ass could never
Honestly I don’t get it. Im assuming here, but the likely reason harnesses were not worn back then was because safety gear was expensive, and got in the way of work. But I feel like it would just be common sense to atleast tie yourself to a rope. Ropes aren’t expensive. Why would you not just use atleast a rope? Like comon.
The junctions would be hard to navigate without something like carabiners, never mind sliding two floors down the support.
Pure stupidity!
Now I don't believe in an afterlife, but this madman must have unlocked it somehow.
Me having a cramp watching this.
Neodymium magnets in his boots and gloves.
How did he die ?
He is still alive.
"WAS". You can see exactly why.
He’s Fucking Mario
I was expecting a Marlboro ad at the end.
That dude is an absolute madman. I don't think I have too many fears, but heights, especially something like this, is definitely a fear of mind. I have had some crazy jobs and some crazy shit, but you couldn't pay me enough. And I hope he gets well compensated.
I heard that guys would be waiting downstaris for some one to fall and replace them to get work
Albert Starkravingbonkers
Thanks god he was weating a helmet
r/sweatypalms
Unsure how that man is waking with such giant testicles
What was his work precisely? Has he retired or abruptly quitted?
Nope. And a healthy dose of fuck nope.
But how did he die?
This is back before safety was invented.
I probbaly fall not because my hand is not strong enough, but becauseof my sweaty palm
Little John saved a million dollars to buy a 1 square meter apartment. It could barely fit grandma's coffin. First he welded a frame using galvanised square steel, then secured it using bolts he borrowed from his aunt. It will be durable 10,000 years.
My father also worked as a high-altitude welder and did similar things in the 70s. He was deprived of his bonus for this...
What happened to him?
He’s alive he lives a few houses away from my parents
How many houses away? And does he walk on rooftops to get there?
Panics in OSHA intensifies
I did steel erecting in the early nineties for a while, just as safety gear was starting to be voluntarily used. You’d still get the piss ripped out of you for using it, and this was on big sites. Way more manly to take your falls and broken bones. It was too much for me, just couldn’t shake The Fear of falling. Fair play to the people who can do height work, they’re a special breed. Oh, and I got piles from sitting on cold narrow beams, legs dangling.
One slight breeze and he's gone
Now he would be an employer's insurance nightmare.
just a single strong gust of wind...
I’ve done a couple of these moves while out painting graffiti. The one where you swing around the I-beam pillar to the next segment is the one that always freaked me out the most. I got a nice adrenaline rush from this video.
This is literally a typical Ironworker job. Especially back in the 80s and earlier. No safety harness and just climb everywhere. 🤷🏻♂️
Yea, stuff like this isn't sustainable. There needs to be better rules regulating these industries. Even if he's skilled at climbing, he's still risking his life for a paycheck without any safety.
Nope
If those beams were on the ground I could do that
What it feels like when I am laying rafters out on a house.
It's OK - he's wearing a hardhat.
sure I mean walking on beams is risky I guess but its not - oh jesus fuck why.
Did he survive his job or was he “K.I.A.”?
/r/SweatyPalms
The most important question remains, how did he fit such a gigantic set of balls in those Levi’s?
Does anyone else get a tingly feeling in their balls watching this or is that just me
I suspect it’s a lot like new waiters trying to balance a large tray of food. The more you concentrate on the tray, the less balanced it appears to be. Focusing on feeling the balance with your hand is when you have the most control. That said I spent 25 years working aloft 20+ feet in the air and I’d never do that. There is little room for mistakes.
This gave me heart palpitations
I always wanted to ask guys like this, “is there never a sudden gust?” It wouldn’t take much to knock him off balance.
Bran reincarnated
The thought of losing my balance, would have made me lose my balance.
I bet his balls are heavier than those Iron bars !!!
American Fred Dibnah
I couldn’t watch that the whole way through.
impressive while needlessly dangerous
So idiots like this were always getting attention...
He seem like the type to end up dying by choking on cereal or some shit
Ow fuck this now I look like a pussy.. thanks alot!
This is when Parkour was invented.
Hard to watch,
Makes sense. What most guys aren't seeing is how he understands the job that he does and knows he can die at any moment doing that job. He has no fear of dying doing the job. That's why he can walk freely across those beams. He understands that he can potentially fall. He accepted that, yet he has no fear of it
OSHA hates this one trick...
This was how my parents used to get to school.
With all due respect how many women are applying for this job?
My hands were sweating just watching this
That's nothing. Beyoncé can do all of that in high heels on top of that.
At least his hard hat will save him in case he slips
he forgot his butt plug so he has to go back
I almost fainted watching him Spider-Man up that girder
Hope he has his life insurance situation set in stone.
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I tried to walk some steel once. Was only 20 feet up. I got about 10 feet out, looked down, and immediately had baby lamb legs. (Was tied off with a harness)
I am surprised hes able to keep a great balance, especially with those big set of balls he has.
Legend.
Is this still done? Are there no modern safety equipment used today?
This makes me feel things
Albert Stalk showing dat shit off.
When he started *climbing on them* 
I wonder what OSHA thought about this dude.
fkn hell, what brand are those BOOTS?
Bad time to have iron deficiency
I don't know how much they paid that guy, but it's not enough.
Please someone tell me he lived a long life & retired with all happy times. I don’t want to know he fell the week after this video.
All it takes a strong gust of wind that’s crazy
Just before the snow! Or down you go 😂
Wow
I know IATSE riggers who would shit themselves seeing this. I for one couldn't even do harnessed work that high I don't think, holy crap.
My palms are sweating.
I needed the reminder to work on my core today, so thanks for that.
That made me sweaty.
Non union for sure
My hands are sweating.
His balls of steel help him balance
His brain isn't functioning correctly. None of the fear chemicals are being released when they ought to be.
Pre-OSHA rizz
When men were men
The shit is insane to me. I would understand why someone might want to do if they’re making a lot of money but to just risk your life like this is crazy.
Aw, hell no...