How to climb high with mobile hydraulics

Well, here's something you don't see everyday. Leave it to the Germans to turn a climbing power shovel into a reality TV event. If your German isn't first rate, the announcer simply describes the task at each step of the way: To climb the tower with a piece of equipment weighing 15,000 kg. and perform a "headstand" (Kopfstand).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RobaJKGMMiE