I saw that earlier today...insane. A friend of mine said he used to know a guy that did stuff like that (only not nearly as high) and he got paid regular union wages plus $1 per foot climbed. I still wouldn't do it, but that's a damn fine pay day.
The video is gone now, tower riggers I'm assuming? It's not really a big deal, you just have to get used to the heights. I have quite a few friends who work towers, a few work wind turbines. It's all extremely safe assuming you a properly using your protective equipment.
The Orange County hip-hop band Imperial Stars pulled their truck in front of traffic on the 101 freeway this morning to put on an impromptu concert that landed them in jail. No doubt, theyre going to get a few million dollars of media exposure out of the deal. Well see how much jail time they get stuck with. Or how purdy their respective cellmates find their mouths.