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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Feb 16, 2014 - 09:16pm PT
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Rigga please!
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Feb 16, 2014 - 09:30pm PT
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As a high school drop out, rigging and guiding are the only things that I'm qualified for. I even know when and when not to bust out a comma, and understand the difference between are and our.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Feb 16, 2014 - 09:55pm PT
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Get ahold of Cozgrove...
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Feb 16, 2014 - 10:05pm PT
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If Coz aint't available, seek the Braun.
Werner has been known to launch school-busses full of kids off cliffs just to test his rigging,
They all lived, of course, because Werner willed it so.
Bow down to the Braun....
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Feb 16, 2014 - 10:12pm PT
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Coz, are you calling me stupid? I'm just speaking from personal experience. Please red ink me. I'd be honored.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Feb 16, 2014 - 10:37pm PT
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Coz, you crack me up.
As-salamu alaykum
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:09pm PT
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Haha! You can't seem to get much love here, Coz. Whatever...
Everybody sucks Largo and Bachar dick. And I love both of those guys, as I'm sure you do as well.
Don't let people drag you down. You know this. F*#k them! Do what you do.
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Edwardmw
climber
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:16pm PT
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Do you think it is so easy that you could just decide to be a "rigger" with no experience at all? That you could just go rig a show? All this talk about "rope skills"? Theater and concert rigging, not many ropes involved. "Rope" does not really handle heat or friction very well.Steel and aluminum work.
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Edwardmw
climber
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:34pm PT
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I have to agree with Coz. The real deal riggers I know are extremely intelligent individuals.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:37pm PT
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Coz,
I deleted that post as I forgot that we'll have no truck with attempts at erudite, informed or civil discourse around these parts.
Nothing to it, everybody's a rigger (and a guide).
PB
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:45pm PT
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Good stuff BJ, boilermakers pull off some burly rigging
My old grapple yarder (Madill 122)
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BrentA
Gym climber
Roca Rojo
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:53pm PT
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I think a lot of the confusion is the scope of what a "rigger" does.
Call these guys:
http://www.rhinostaging.com/
Offices all over the country.
In vegas, call these guys:
http://www.desertentertainmentlasvegas.com/
Either one of those companies are completely entry level.
We are using Rhino on the job I'm working this week and many of the folks got hired last tuesday. No joke.
Show up with a long enough rope, and even an average rope aptitude and your head of the class. Able to show up sober and on time = work forever.
To get to Coz's level of things where the riggers are the smartest guys on the set is pretty far from entry level...still though, right place right time they hire monkeys too. Go hard, maybe you get a second gig.
I'm 8 years deep in convention/live event rigging. I made a decision very quickly that this would be my career after years of vagabond climber boy jobs. I've approached it everyday with that mentality, and I prosper.
YMMV
Brent
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BrentA
Gym climber
Roca Rojo
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Feb 17, 2014 - 12:13am PT
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If we are talking about Vegas specifically I believe they are the preferred labor provider at the Orleans Arena and the MGM convention center.
Those things flip flop a lot though, maybe I'm behind the times.
That is sick beta if your really looking for a job, and a climbing website is your hookup.
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BrentA
Gym climber
Roca Rojo
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Feb 17, 2014 - 12:20am PT
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LMFAO...spearmint.
COPY THAT!!!!!!!
I have a lot of IATSE buddies in Vegas that prefer the buffet and 2 for 1 gangbangs at the Hustler Club.
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grover
climber
Northern Mexico
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Feb 17, 2014 - 12:27am PT
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I'm not talking Hollywood stuff, more like industrial/commercial rigging.
The rope-access field is saturated now making it a tough go unless you already have a trade to back you up ie. NDT/NDE inspectors, welding, insulators, turbine inspector etc.
Started in 97 with an IRATA company in eastern Canada. Worked like a mofo all summer long to get the winters off to climb, and climb I did.
Worked mostly on penstocks in hydro-dams, picture water filled 'steel tubes' 10-20' in diameter, 100-250' long at various angles, from 20-90 degrees that propel turbines to make generators spin. Doing various inspections/repairs etc.
Coz nailed it, physical labor is what you're in for.
Stay in school bishes!
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