Portable window washer anchoring and tethering apparatus

A portable support structure for safely tethering an individual, the portable support structure comprising:

• a cart having a size and dimension to fit through a residential doorway;
• a substantially vertical mast attached to the cart;
• a jib pivotingly attached to the mast, the jib having a harness point capable of receiving a safety cable;
• a first outrigger and a second outrigger projecting from the cart to provide stability to the cart;
• an anchoring pad attached to a distal region of each of the first outrigger and the second outrigger;
• a first extension arm connected to the first outrigger, the first extension arm having an ascending portion and a descending portion, wherein the first extension arm is lowerable about a glass balcony wall;
• a second extension arm connected to the second outrigger, the second extension arm having an ascending portion and a descending portion, wherein the second extension arm is lowerable about the glass balcony wall;
• and
• a textile liquid absorbing surface having a first end, a second end, an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein the first end is attached to the first extension arm and the second end is attached to the second extension arm, wherein the textile liquid absorbing surface is positionable about an outer surface of the glass balcony wall and oriented such that the inner edge contacts the glass balcony wall and the outer edge projects outwardly from the glass balcony wall so that the textile liquid absorbing surface inhibits liquids used to clean the glass balcony wall from spilling below the glass balcony wall.