Is BASE jumping a job? I met a tower climber once. He loved his job, and I bet if he could he'd jump off some of the structures he works on. "Tower climber" or

Is BASE jumping a job? I met a tower climber once. He loved his job, and I bet if he could he'd jump off some of the structures he works on. "Tower climber" or "tower technician" seem to be the common terms according to Google. But the person I met used an unfamiliar, archaic term to describe himself, which I can't recall. Anyone know? EDIT: Steeplejack! I think Jim Phelan was the guy I met: http://www.uphigh.com/ http://www.uphigh.com/