There is no amount of money I could be offered to inspect the Washington Monument as these individuals are doing. TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Reuters
By Ian Simpson, Editing by Peter Bohan | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Engineers resumed rappelling down the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument on Monday after high winds forced a weekend delay in their checks of the 555-foot-high obelisk.
“They are out there now, doing just what they have been,” said National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson.
The initial examination had been expected to be completed by Tuesday but it now is uncertain when it will be finished, she said.
Gusty winds accompanying a cold front on Sunday forced the team of rappelling engineers checking the monument for damage to cancel its plans.
Winds were so strong last Friday that one engineer, Erik Sohn, was lifted well off the west face and blown to the south side, said Daniel Lemieux, unit manager of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, the Illinois company carrying out the work.
The monument, finished in 1884, sustained cracks more than an inch wide during the 5.8 magnitude earthquake on August 23.
The structure suffered more damage from heavy rains accompanying Hurricane Irene in late August and from summer storms, the National Park Service has said.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson, Editing by Peter Bohan)
Dude, last night on 60 Minutes, I watched a segment titled “Alone on the wall” based on the book by the same name written by Alex Honnold that makes this Washington Monument stuff seem like children s playground activity. He is the most gifted free soloist that this planet has ever seen – all the climbs that the rest, which is only a handful or two, have accomplished, he has also done but additionally he has accomplished many that nobody else has even attempted. Ya gotta watch this