Scaffold Spider-Man

Notes » November 2005

Have you ever wondered how repairs are made on Hong Kong's high-rises?

Workers drill angle brackets into the building's face, then construct a bamboo scaffold around the repair site.

The guy building the scaffold assembles it pole-by-pole, securing the lattice with plastic straps, including a row of poles which acts as a base.

And yes, he wears a safety harness.

Those guys may be gutsy, but they're not stupid: not at 28 storeys off the ground.