Climbing Abandoned Transmission Antenna on North Sea Island (LORAN-C Sylt)

» climbing shut down transmitter at north sea shore, more information below :)
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« location »
- LORAN-C transmission station in Rantum (Sylt), Germany
- notice: location is still being monitored by security
- further reading: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN-C...
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- artist & title: mindseye - stratospheres
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disclaimer: this video may show acts of trespassing, and/or life-threatening situations. this video has been anonymously send to the video uploader. i am not responsible for anything shown in the video. do under no circumstances try shown actions yourself!

[@borntoclimb7116]

Echt schön einen Gittersteiger zu sehen, der den Mast auf Sylt rauf steigt.

[@YootoobSteve123]

Nerves of steel!!!

[@Film_Lab]

It is wonderful to see Sylt again from this spot! I climbed the original tower in 1975 when it was still the U.S. Coast Guard LORAN Station Sylt. Slight correction: the tower was a radio transmitter, not radar.
Es ist wunderbar, Sylt von hier aus noch einmal zu sehen! Den ursprünglichen Turm habe ich 1975 bestiegen, als es noch die U.S. Coast Guard LORAN Station Sylt war. Kleine Korrektur: Der Turm war ein Funksender, kein Radar. (google translate)

[@borntoclimb7116]

Wenn man bedenkt das es fast 50 Jahre her ist.

[@peterhoebarth4234]

Zum Triangulieren werden nur Sende Masten verwendet, für GPS. Satelitten für GPS sind eine große Lüge.

[@Film_Lab]

@@borntoclimb7116 I think this tower was erected in 1996.

[@borntoclimb7116]

@@Film_Lab ok

[@JokerKatzeKing]

@@Film_Lab Nein, der ist viel älter. Der wurde 1963 gebaut, 1995 gab die US.Coast Guard den an Deutschland ab, 2015 wurde der Sendebetrieb eingestellt.

[@russbeard3665]

This is one of the coolest videos I've seen... That location is totally serene. The island looks like a ghost town. Awesome, thanks for posting!

[@natusexplorare5462]

Glad you liked it, thank you!

[@antongoeser9769]

I am simple man. I see natus eXplorare video, I like.

[@tschebuu]

wunderschöner Ausblick! cooles Video

[@natusexplorare5462]

Danke! :)

[@voltagefireworker7849]

I remember another lattice climbers from insta.

[@jayfoster8120]

Luckily for them they weren’t transmitting that day touching that tower would have killed them, it’s not abandoned.

[@natusexplorare5462]

Damn, that is scary, then we really got lucky... I was worried for radiation but we were certain that it was shut down in 2015 (at least all online sources said so). So the tower itself would've been electrified if they had used it that day? We also almost got caught by a worker on our way down, maybe he even turned it on right after we'd left :o

[@jayfoster8120]

@@natusexplorare5462 they still run test transmission every now and then remotely and there is still a technician that comes there to maintain the station. It could have been a very shocking experience for you the transmitter runs 800,000 watts at 100khz. The station could run full time someday if politicians understand the need for another source of navigation and timing other than just gps. I do appreciate seeing the view off the tower again reminds me of the last time I climbed it back in 1980.

[@abba6017]

Gefährlich, was ist hier los?
Du wolltest es so haben, also mach jetzt nicht so!

[@antongoeser9769]

cLiMbInG sHuT dOwN rAdAr TrAnSmItTeR aT nOrTh SeA sHoRe, MoRe InFoRmAtIoN bElOw :)))