Is that shit legal? It would never be allowed in Norway without proper protection.
But then again, we are a pretty pussy country.
"[...]Since the 1990s, Canada has been using fall-protection equipment to protect their workers on poles and steel structures. However,
legislation in the United States allows an exemption for a “qualified” employee to change locations on a pole or steel structure without fall protection. Despite this exemption, federal regulations still require employers to protect their employees from recognized hazards.[...]"
http://tdworld.com/overhead_distribution/free-climbing-fall-protection-20100601/
Also:
"FAA-FCC licensing specialist Timothy Doughty with law firm Keller and Heckman told io9 that he's confirmed that OSHA does not allow free climbing. He wrote to us in e-mail: "According to the BLM Manual Handbook 1292-1 climbers are to maintain 100% attachment at all times."
Nevertheless, it does appear that the US Labor Department's OSHA regulations do allow free climbing on towers in some cases. Here is a quote from the OSHA regulations, section 1910.269(g)(2)(v):
'Fall protection equipment is not required to be used by a qualified employee climbing or changing location on poles, towers, or similar structures, unless conditions, such as, but not limited to, ice, high winds, the design of the structure (for example, no provision for holding on with hands), or the presence of contaminants on the structure, could cause the employee to lose his or her grip or footing.'"
http://io9.com/#!5639113/the-scariest-video-you-have-ever-watched-in-the-name-of-science