A reader in Pokhara, Nepal, spotted a painter giving a guesthouse a fresh coat of green, working barefoot on the sloping concrete canopy outside a first floor balcony, on the far side of the balustrade, with a drop of two storeys or more to the paved courtyard below.
The drop looks to be around six metres
In the words of our correspondent: "He was crouched on the narrow canopy and is leaning forward to work on the edge, with his roller resting on the ledge beside him. He was at least tied off with an old rope tied around his waist and run along the handrail behind him, all of which looks unlikely to support a shock load should he fall."
"Scenes like this, and worse, are common in Nepal and in other parts of the region, particularly on smaller building and maintenance jobs, where work at height is often carried out with little more than a ladder, a length of rope and a good head for heights.
One for our Death Wish series> its not the worst we have seen, but yes we will add it.
Have a safe weekend.
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