A man has taken the Internet by storm after releasing videos of himself scaling dangerous rocks for work, reaching heights of 980 feet.

Daniel Bjørgum is a mountain scaler, who has been scrambling cliffs as a career for four years.

Rock scaling is known as the removal of loose rock from a slope, usually done with hand tools, bars, and hands-on methods.

The 33-year-old from Trondheim, Norway, started the job in May 2019 and hasn't looked back since.

“It was perfect for me as I’m not the type to sit in an office all day,” Daniel told NeedToKnow.co.uk.

“I had a friend in the business at the time, and I found it so amazing after he showed me some of the videos of the jobs he’d been doing.

“That day he sent me the contact information so that I could apply, and I’ve been doing it ever since.”

Daniel has also shared what steps he takes before forcing rocks down high mountains.

He said: “We always make sure the equipment is in order, including the rope that holds us and the machine we use.

“We also make sure that the roads under the mountains are closed.

“And we use helmets, as well as safety clothes, therefore if the mountain is slippery, we have shoes that make sure we don't slip.”

The average weight of the rocks Daniel works with is from 100 kilos to 15 tons.

“The highest I’ve scaled is a straight cliff of 300 meters,”

“It is a great job.”

Daniel also started sharing clips of himself scaling on TikTok (@bjorgumen).
In one video, Daniel can be seen using a rod, tucked behind a rock, which he then pulls and tears out rock from a cliff.

The rocks can then be seen falling down an extremely steep cliff, before landing in the sea miles down.

The clip gathered 1.1 million views as well as 11,300 likes and plenty of comments from jealous users.

One person said: “Dream job if you ask me.”

Ricky added: “Love this job.”

Another person agreed: “The best job ever.”

John said: “Wow scary but very cool.”

“Holy crap,” wrote Daniel.

“That would be so much fun…except for hard work part,” said someone else.

However, sometimes Daniel has people comment on their worry for the planet.

He said: “There is always someone who is more concerned about the environment.

“They can't understand why we do it and think we are doing this on our own initiative.

“But we do this to prevent people from getting hurt!”

ENDS

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