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Climbing to the top of a Wisconsin wind turbine
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Climbing to the top of a Wisconsin wind turbine

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Climbing to the top of a swaying, 300-foot wind turbine requires nerves of steel.

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Wind turbine technicians need a strong stomach, nerves of steel

Wind turbine technicians need a strong stomach, nerves of steel

Every six months or so, technicians make the 300-foot climb inside the spindly towers to inspect the machinery and make repairs. Occasionally, that means climbing out on top.   

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We get it: Rolling farm fields are more picturesque without wind turbines spinning their blades hundreds of feet in the air. Some rural Columbia County residents are fighting plans for a wind farm near their homes.

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