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Altitude Training

July 18, 2013

Germany's mainland is home to nearly 23,000 wind turbines. If maintenance teams come across an unexpected fire, the only escape is out into the open air via the rotor-hub, i.e. abseiling down up to 200 meters. Needless to say, it takes a little practice. Special training courses are offered by a company in Hamburg. We take a look how it's done.

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