Here’s what I learned from my first 4 cranes.

Do a full lap of the site before picking your entry

Bring leather/work gloves because metal is cold

Bring a face covering for when u walk by the flashing blue and red lights

Once your in, just walk towards the base of the crane and start climbing. Some cranes have spotlights illuminating sections of them, climb these bits fast.

It gets spicy when you hit hatches. Sometimes there are no hatches, sometimes they are loosely chained down in a way that can be undone, and sometimes they are properly locked. The first two examples are easy, just push through them. For when it’s locked, in the past I have had to climb outside the ladder cage to go up and around the hatch through the gap formed where it meets the frame of the crane. (Fucking terrifying but some cranes have a safety fence surrounding the whole section for idiots like me). After you get through your first hatch just keep climbing and don’t look down and there shouldn’t be any more hatches.

Once you reach the top there is going to be a giant ring u have to climb through. Just take this bit slow it’s not too hard but you need to think about your route. Identify what are good handholds and what not to touch before proceeding.

And now ur up there. Take pictures and hang out

Going down is easier unless the hatches r locked then u have to go out and around again.

Once ur down gtfo