Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

Pete Johnson, left and Tony Thomas, rope access technicians for The Base Group, scrapes the gold leaf off of the galvanized tin roof. The top of this dome sits 325 feet above the ground and the crew stand on a small platform, less than 12 inches, that surrounds the dome. The Base Group, a company that specializes in work at great heights, has taken on the demanding task of repainting the dome and flagpole on the top of the Daniels and Fischer Tower at 1101 16th street in downtown Denver. The tower is 325 feet high and was built in 1910. The three man crew is scraping all the gold leaf off of the dome and then will put on a red primer and finally a coat of gold paint. The company that owns the tower eventually wants to put gold leaf on it but it is too expensive to do it right now. The crew will also paint the precariously high flagpole that sits atop the tower. The Base Group specializes in working on inaccessible structures such as stadiums, radio towers, and high rise buildings . The last time the dome of the Daniels and Fisher Tower was last painted was over 15 years ago.