
Window washers on photos
• window cleaners in photographs
Window washer - rather exotic and unusual profession for Russia, which is widespread in the West. It may seem that the washing of windows - this is a primitive process that is available to everyone, but it is not. Try to hang on the 70th floor, tied to a rope and a wash someone's window!
This is a job for professionals with special training, it is desirable to mountaineering. About them today and will be discussed.

The huge windows of skyscrapers fascinate. Their inhabitants often prefer not to curtain the windows. And in this city life behind glass is a whole army of window cleaners. (Photo by Reinhard Krause | Reuters):

If you think about washing windows outside - this is one of the most sophisticated services. In fact, to tidy up the house or wash the floor, each of us can independently and without any additional training. Another thing - washing windows at height. This is a job for professionals - industrial climbers. (Photo: Vincent Kessler | Reuters):
Window cleaners in Seattle:

A man is not trained high-altitude work, not allowed to wash facades, storefronts and windows. A special platform with a window washer on CCTV television headquarters building in Beijing / (Photo by David Gray | Reuters):

Normally, high-altitude work called anything above ... 1.5 meters. Almost do not distinguish whether the work is being done on the 3rd floor or on the 30th. In this and in another case, the risk of a fatal fall. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao | Reuters):

Urban District in Arlington USA. (Photo by Steve Fernie):

People spiders. (Photo by Tripp):

In addition to skills work at height, window cleaner technology and should know this work, because the glass is not so easy to wash.
On the 101-floor Shanghai. (Photo CDIC | Reuters):

are required to possess professional inventory and knowledge in the field of detergents. Poorly organized cleaning often entails cracks, scratches, chips, damaged frames. (Photo by Guillermo Granja | Reuters):


In this unusual profession happen curiosities. So, beginners come, beat their chests and say, "yes I can, yes I'll be able to," and then climb, hang ... and already can not do anything. Their shackles of fear. One has to resort to the help of industrial climbers to take them down from a height. Window cleaner on a residential building in the center of Beijing. (Photo by Jason Lee | Reuters):

Hotel in the center of Sofia. (Photo: Stoyan Nenov | Reuters):

One should not forget about the weather conditions, because the greater the height, the stronger the wind, which would you wag from side to side.
Window cleaner from Brazil. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes | Reuters):

Window cleaning and in general industrial climbing - employment for dexterous and graceful. Extra weight to height pose additional risks.

Bangkok. (Photo by Sukree Sukplang | Reuters):

a window washer at the hotel in Warsaw. (Photo Kacper Pempel | Reuters):

Houston, Texas. (Photo by Anvar Khodzhaev):

window cleaners from Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Sean Gallup | Getty Images):

(Photo Jianwei):

Chicago:

window cleaners from Seoul, Korea:

An interesting fact: the Sheraton hotel management in Shanghai along all regular window cleaners in costumes of "Spider-Man", so they do not scare the guests their unexpected appearance outside rooms.
