@bsam20uk Agree about the ladders, unreal. This chimney is a couple of miles away from where I live and it makes me dizzy just looking up at it, never mind climbing the bloody thing.
The amazing thing is how he got the ladders up there in the first place, especially on the overhang. See the other videos "laddering a chimney". The first time each ladder is climbed it's partially unsupported so he can put in the attachment further up, that's scary enough but I can't imagine how he could have done that on the overhangs, simply incredible.
Im quite young myself, but it's sad to think that the world has changed so much that there will never be another Fred Dibnah around. What a friendly and intelligent man, his had good values and passion around engineering meant that he didn't need Autocues or anything similar.
Imagine getting back on that ladder,at the top and at that degree,Fuck that.I would have shit myself.Mr Fred Dibnah,you are a Legend,may you rest in peace....Mark...Cambridgeshire..UK
If Fred flew the Union Jack up there today he would get an injunction from the council telling him not to do it again, as the flag could be considered offensive to some!
SEEN IT,Amazing,would love to do it for children living in hospices.But the health and safety are well onto it,and unfortunatly brings in the insurance buggers.
Fred Dibnah was such a badass. A real-life badass, too, not one of those sissy pretenders like in action films where all the real stunts are done by someone else (stuntman/CGI).
That overhang looks terrifying to negotiate. I wonder how Fred laddered it first time?
Great chimney though. As Fred pointed out, how did the builders get those big stones up. You'd have to rig a pretty complex system to move them into place - that's after you'd got them up there.
A RESPECTED former Burnley Express journalist, television producer and playwright has died aged 83.
Mr Don Haworth, who won a BAFTA for his production of Fred Dibnah's television programmes, is also well-known for his popular book "Figures in a Bygone Landscape".
@kawasaki5187 well pointed out mate,i didnt know don had died.He was a great producer,and he grasped the working class ethic perfectly.We will never see the likes of fred and don ever again
@eatmypies Thanks, have you had a look at NorthWest Exploration Forum ? Some lads climbed the chimney the other night using the steeplejacks ladders !
fred was nothing more or less than a bloke just doing what he loved.....if you know where to look there are many like him, perhaps not in the same game but in other fields engineers for one who can lay there hands and knowledge to any situation required .......if you do not work in one of these environments you will never see what your missing.......see you in the future fred........
Fred had so many skills,a proper gent and a person who new his job which he so loved,he was over 50 when he climbed this massive chimney,im 36 and it scares me to death,this guy is what proper trades man made britain great which is now a dying sort.
I wouldn't do it with a harness for a million quid. He'd not be allowed to do this today with such stringent health and safety, which is kind of sad. He'd be disgusted at the ridiculous payouts that people claim through 'slip and trip' accidents. Shamefull when you watch this. One of the last of a dying breed.
good man but he was pulling down what the great Victorian and previous builders had made(god knows how many workers died or suffered) in the works - I have been associated with the the building maintenance trade myself and can only imagine. I think we have become a Lousy nation now - We work only to support cadgers ( that includes the British government (Blair/Mandelson and co.)
i have so much respect for him..i work on the demolition ..been up high..but even i wont be comentin on how much a over hang like that was.........fuck sake did fred have fear
Amazing Man , I bet he is waving down from the clouds as we speak , but what a building achievement by the people who created it aswell , and to think we were building prefabs years later , great vid
What a legend! R.I.P. Fred.. This is what the young of today are missing a great role model and great work ethic sadly missed.. The health and safety wouldn't know what to do with this fella !!
all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea. it gives me a nasty feeling in my stomach just watching fred go up these mad chimneys, one false move and down he goes. respect fred.
all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea.
good old Fred. i watched him bring down a chimney in my hometown when I was a kid. i also met him at some point but can't quite pin it down in my mind. he was on a steam roller. he wasn't that impressed with us kids mithering him. laugh.
@sirtinycreep he puts them up being a steeplejack was a dangerous buisness he learned unless u build ur own then ho can u trust fully to climb the fuckers.....he must have a nutsaxck the size of a carrier bag full of rocks mate
i tell you what, i'm a scaffolder and if my Boss told me to do some off the things Fred did i'd tell him to stick his job and put my P45 in the post! he has BIG balls for such a little man.
I have worked on this chimney, it's the India Mill in Darwen, Lancs. I think i may well have done some of the "Chewing Gum Mastic" that he refers to. It was a good idea at the time, but didn't last very long as you can see. Lancashire Steeplejack ladders are 15' foot long and sleeve on top of each other as opposed to Yorkshire ladders which are 10'. They are held off the brickwork with wooden chocks, and fixed to the chimney with steel pins chopped into brickwork called Dogs or Backlines.
Not like the exhibitionalist cretins on the inappropriately named show 'balls of steel' that channel 4 broadcasts. With the exception of the two welshmen I dont think anyone from that show would even dare to climb that chimney.
I'm a commercial deep sea diver by trade. I've been under 200 feet of ocean sometimes in pretty hairy situations and i've got to say just watching Fred climb that over hang makes me want to soil my pants! Respect to the man. R.I.P. Fred
This is the best example of what England is missing today. Real working class heros that can only be admired. Balls of steel and yet as humble as can be. Kindred, greatness for the working class youth to have something to which they can aspire. I'm from Bolton and feel nothing but pride to see this man quietly going about his business with dignity and not one trace of conceitedness. This is what we lost in England when big business decided to de-skill the work force to save a bit of brass!
@NeptunesHand Well said! Can you picture today's kids with all their false tough attitude saying "I ain't doin' that!" "I don't see why I should"? REAL courage, respect and integrity don't come from posing like a rap singer, but by quietly giving your best, enjoying giving your best, and doing what you can to make sure your best is good enough. Fred Dibnah - a wonderful reminder of better times!
@NeptunesHand IT COST ME AND THE WIFE 30 POUND FROM LIVERPOOL TO BOLTON.and 24 pound to spend lovely hours wonderin around freds garden at 121 radclifroad,what an experience ,absolutelty emotional for me.The wife isnt really into fred but even she said its different.
@DaBabyEater In fact I agree with you (about the the problem being everyone sucking off the government teet, not about my being worthless or being a liberal for that matter). Thing is mate, I find myself wondering if people would be so eager to get on the scratch if they still had skilled trades they could take pride in. The type of jobs working men did before they had to do mindless repetitive nonsense that could be done by a well trained monkey.
@NeptunesHand It's all part of the agenda. De-industrialise the west and move it East. Give the west a service economy. I was in Detroit a few weeks ago and it's saddening to think that most of the industry that went on there is now in China. That's globalism for you.
His old house was opened yesterday (15th June 2010) as a Heritage Centre dedicated to him. Going to visit ASAP, hope you all do if you can cos it will be interesting.
This is some serious shit lol. Much respect to Fred. I have climbed plenty of mountains but no way would I go up a 300 foot vertical / overhanging ladder without a safety rope. Even with a safety rope - ??? - it would take a lot of persuation lol.
what make me laugh is he walks up those ladders like i walk upstairs, with no fear and calm as you like...he probably whistles or hums a tune on the way up :)
Fred once knocked down a tower of 2p's built like a chimney for charity once, the charity event was being held in a pub at the time...lol
Mountaineers and explorers do it for their own ends and ego trips,nobody forces them to do it, there is no bravery in that,Here is Fred who did it for a living out of necessity,he could knock them all into a cocked hat!!!
surely the fact that he was required to climb chimneys to earn a living makes his task less brave than those who choose to scale high buildings or mountains for the hell of it.
dibnah wasn' t facing a fear, he was earning a living, so his motivation was clear...climb the chimney or lose his job. clearly, he didn't naturally fear heights & had no real fears to overcome.
dibnah CHOSE to climb chimneys to earn his living. Had he feared heights, he would've chosen a different career.
@TheLongdaysdying1 What a load of tripe. Fred was self employed. What about professional climbers and explorers, are their achievements less valid than those of amateurs? Fred had no fear? Rubbish. It was controlled fear which kept him alive. The fearless are careless and often reckless and end up dead. In this vid he says that some chimneys give him an uneasy feeling. That feeling is fear. Like he said, you only make one mistake up there.
Fred Dibnah,unequalled in,application determination, enthusiasm,calculation and common sense,he was simply brilliant, a hard working man and highly intelligent,i cannot think of any body like him today who could even come close !
You would think with a chimney that big in crss section that they would have built an inside staircase that went to the balconies and the top,so as to affect repairs and inspection when required,its a vast chimney and it seems stupid that they didnt! You wouldnt get me going up it,not with those overhangs!
ha ha manyhighills me 2 i adored this man when i was 8 im 47 now. him and the late jack hargreaves gave us a sense of i dont know ,but pride good point you made tho
I used to live down the road from this man, I met him when i was a household cavalry man when he collected his MBE in buck palace he was stumped when i said we met before in the palace and he even looked me in the eyeat the time and didnt realise it ( incidentlly i wasnt allowed to move or speak to him at the time ,bummer)
God what a man!! The thing is, as awe-inspiring it is to see him climb over those overhangs, he has to do it the other way too - imagine how it would feel to put your foot out on the very top!! There's not many people of Freds calibre.
lets see chuck norris do that
lapisredux 2 weeks ago
@bsam20uk Agree about the ladders, unreal. This chimney is a couple of miles away from where I live and it makes me dizzy just looking up at it, never mind climbing the bloody thing.
LeShark75 1 month ago
The amazing thing is how he got the ladders up there in the first place, especially on the overhang. See the other videos "laddering a chimney". The first time each ladder is climbed it's partially unsupported so he can put in the attachment further up, that's scary enough but I can't imagine how he could have done that on the overhangs, simply incredible.
bsam20uk 1 month ago
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This guy litterally talks the entire 300 feet up.
DavidXXXVII 1 month ago
Im quite young myself, but it's sad to think that the world has changed so much that there will never be another Fred Dibnah around. What a friendly and intelligent man, his had good values and passion around engineering meant that he didn't need Autocues or anything similar.
gwizzen 1 month ago
You could ride a bike around hear lol
Great vid Great man RIP
doubleboost 1 month ago
My dad was a steeplejack in Detroit.
mustangfilly2468 1 month ago
TOP TOP BLOKE ! GODBLESS FRED, GODBLESS MATE X
blowmyroot 1 month ago
What a man! Respect, Mr. Dibnah!
123snowball 2 months ago
it makes me feel weird, balls of tungsten tipped steel
notdrivingaminimetro 2 months ago
Makes me feel dizzy just watching him climb the ladders,from the safety of my armchair.
robert140602 2 months ago
this man was a great hero to me, so sad he"s gone now will never see is likes again,r.i.p fred.
MegaFerret12 2 months ago
I have balls but Fred had 22mm solid brass nutts!!!!!!
Just another day at the office.
MrBenaked 2 months ago
No belay no harness no nothing just climbs the fucking ladder!
happyuk06 2 months ago 3
@happyuk06 And stops on the overhanging bit to admire the brickwork.
pikuorguk 2 months ago
i was stood at the bottom of india mills chimney today.. its losing hell of alot of brick these days.. all the way up too on the corners.. not good.
alanfromdarwen 2 months ago
@alanfromdarwen i should add, from the same area fred had his ladders.. but on all four sides.
alanfromdarwen 2 months ago
Fred is the best ! he has got a bottle that I can't understand lol and he is very interesting with it
I could watch him for hours love the dude and miss him RIP Fred
heighwaysonthewing 2 months ago
you are a no lifer
TaneaAlin1 3 months ago
We will never see the like again
kts68 3 months ago
Pure class
1usaid 4 months ago
That chimney is from my old home town..the video doesnt do its size justice!
chereadnine 5 months ago
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Its India mill chimney in Darwen Lancashire isnt it ?.
Had many a night out in Darwen in the early 1990s & sometimes started out in that pub near the base of the chimney
mrmeldrewstuntdouble 3 months ago
Must admit, I'd quite like to try climbing a chimney, but not that one with that overhang!
MR7526 5 months ago
Imagine getting back on that ladder,at the top and at that degree,Fuck that.I would have shit myself.Mr Fred Dibnah,you are a Legend,may you rest in peace....Mark...Cambridgeshire..UK
marky992 5 months ago
old school love it.
hse would hav you for that now
kidz wavin too pmsl
TheBoab123 5 months ago
Fred had more balls than Bolton united on cup final day. Fly that flag Fred from your lofty heights.
tgkevano 5 months ago 2
That wasnt just a flag he was carrying, it was his spare pairs of boxers. What an amazing man he was.
toonsta1892 6 months ago
I climb this upside down with vaseline on my hands and stilettos on my feet. What's the problem?
whitbyjet65 6 months ago
He would pass for the georgian navy doing that overhang
barry8472 6 months ago
He should of worn a GoPro, would like to have seen his point of view!
base1069 6 months ago
i remember seeing that flag on india mills chimney
alanfromdarwen 6 months ago
UNBELIEVABLE
LJG781 6 months ago
If Fred flew the Union Jack up there today he would get an injunction from the council telling him not to do it again, as the flag could be considered offensive to some!
lec0roh 7 months ago 10
@lec0roh Same in America. Only with the US Flag.
thegliderguy 6 months ago
@lec0roh no he wouldnt you idiot. Do you believe everything your read in the daily mail?
sollge 1 month ago
Fred was amazing ,his enthusiasm was and still is contagious ,he followed hes goals and lived life to the full ,a true gent
bowlandboy 7 months ago
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HE DID IT WITHOUT WEARING A HELMET (Catherine Pye the Lancashire times)
TheEnrieb 7 months ago
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TheEnrieb 7 months ago
SEEN IT,Amazing,would love to do it for children living in hospices.But the health and safety are well onto it,and unfortunatly brings in the insurance buggers.
eatmypies 7 months ago
Fred Dibnah was such a badass. A real-life badass, too, not one of those sissy pretenders like in action films where all the real stunts are done by someone else (stuntman/CGI).
whoiscuriousgeorge 7 months ago 2
That overhang looks terrifying to negotiate. I wonder how Fred laddered it first time?
Great chimney though. As Fred pointed out, how did the builders get those big stones up. You'd have to rig a pretty complex system to move them into place - that's after you'd got them up there.
Snedger 7 months ago
A real inspiration.
ralutjohn 8 months ago
A RESPECTED former Burnley Express journalist, television producer and playwright has died aged 83.
Mr Don Haworth, who won a BAFTA for his production of Fred Dibnah's television programmes, is also well-known for his popular book "Figures in a Bygone Landscape".
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He was born in Bacup
kawasaki5187 8 months ago
@kawasaki5187 well pointed out mate,i didnt know don had died.He was a great producer,and he grasped the working class ethic perfectly.We will never see the likes of fred and don ever again
eatmypies 7 months ago
@eatmypies Thanks, have you had a look at NorthWest Exploration Forum ? Some lads climbed the chimney the other night using the steeplejacks ladders !
kawasaki5187 7 months ago
Well said Neptune. All the best from Birkenhead
choochoodacat 8 months ago
just remember,young jack and roger somtimes watch this,so please keep your comments proper
eatmypies 8 months ago
'a 300 footer!' what a legend!
cutterschoicenotmine 8 months ago
It's a good job his ladders can support his massive balls!!
badboymod 9 months ago 24
@badboymod hahahaha yea as a demolition lad i know what hights are like i have ultimate respect for fred
britdemo 6 months ago
legend !!!!!!
ukfairsontour 9 months ago
This is the Indian Mill in Darwen, Lancashire UK I live there :D
DrTixaR 9 months ago in playlist FRED DIBNAH
@DrTixaR : I live there too and it's called India Mill by the way!
mymine777 7 months ago
@mymine777 Oh well, I call it indian mill :L
DrTixaR 6 months ago
fred was nothing more or less than a bloke just doing what he loved.....if you know where to look there are many like him, perhaps not in the same game but in other fields engineers for one who can lay there hands and knowledge to any situation required .......if you do not work in one of these environments you will never see what your missing.......see you in the future fred........
moomoomooism 9 months ago
Fred had so many skills,a proper gent and a person who new his job which he so loved,he was over 50 when he climbed this massive chimney,im 36 and it scares me to death,this guy is what proper trades man made britain great which is now a dying sort.
100bollocks 9 months ago
"You could ride a bike 'round here"
He probably would have if he could get one up there
Doomsday2060 9 months ago
this is scarey to watch.
dea1able 10 months ago
To all these three people who don't like the video: What in hell exactly you don't like?
Xt's sake...
gilmanuel 10 months ago
I wouldn't do it with a harness for a million quid. He'd not be allowed to do this today with such stringent health and safety, which is kind of sad. He'd be disgusted at the ridiculous payouts that people claim through 'slip and trip' accidents. Shamefull when you watch this. One of the last of a dying breed.
mellodge 10 months ago
bloody scary that well done fred lad
ronatholl 10 months ago
why didnt the bbc crew not follow him up the ladder to film him at the top? FAGGOTS
plpra79 10 months ago
@plpra79 Would you have done?
marky992 5 months ago
What an amazing man he was. Shouldn't be forgotten that Fred himself put those ladders up there. Beggars belief how he did it.
vordman 11 months ago
Aside from prostate cancer, chimney sweeping is a great job
fbipeeper 11 months ago
Fred made his own way up to Heaven..ON HIS LADDERS!!
R.I.P Fred,you are a Hero.
YORKIESCHANNEL 11 months ago
Absolutely terrifying.........
Hats off to you Fred!
hearts76100 11 months ago
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Make's my stomach go just watching it!!!
matthewleggott 11 months ago
Make's my stomach go just watching it!!!
matthewleggott 11 months ago
whats so good about a guy climbing a later... i could do that...
GriffyDelibero 1 year ago
@GriffyDelibero knob
coriander2 11 months ago
good man but he was pulling down what the great Victorian and previous builders had made(god knows how many workers died or suffered) in the works - I have been associated with the the building maintenance trade myself and can only imagine. I think we have become a Lousy nation now - We work only to support cadgers ( that includes the British government (Blair/Mandelson and co.)
auntieada 1 year ago
Fred was an amazing guy.
Copperstick 1 year ago 10
legend
bigjohnaye 1 year ago
i have so much respect for him..i work on the demolition ..been up high..but even i wont be comentin on how much a over hang like that was.........fuck sake did fred have fear
britdemo 1 year ago
I can't even watch without feeling scared!
Squats200 1 year ago
That's mad. I winced a number of times at how dangerous this seemed and I KNOW he doesn't fall off!!
What a guy.
lewis72 1 year ago
This man has alot of guts!! Just watching him my feet get this funny feeling in the bottom LOL!! I could not do that,
fatboysporty1 1 year ago
Amazing Man , I bet he is waving down from the clouds as we speak , but what a building achievement by the people who created it aswell , and to think we were building prefabs years later , great vid
deere38 1 year ago
I noticed the cameraman didn't go up with him
MickeyLove01 1 year ago
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Boooooring!!!!
jjj0mmm 1 year ago
@jjj0mmm
Well sod off then!
lewis72 1 year ago
What a legend! R.I.P. Fred.. This is what the young of today are missing a great role model and great work ethic sadly missed.. The health and safety wouldn't know what to do with this fella !!
TheSpike1001 1 year ago 3
all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea. it gives me a nasty feeling in my stomach just watching fred go up these mad chimneys, one false move and down he goes. respect fred.
chelseamassive 1 year ago
all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea.
chelseamassive 1 year ago
fred had serious balls man! he would go up a 200ft high wooden ladder with no ropes nothing. hats oiff to fred if i wore a hat. rip man.
chelseamassive 1 year ago
How did he get over that overhang with such big balls...because obviously he had them..
dunkski1 1 year ago
good old Fred. i watched him bring down a chimney in my hometown when I was a kid. i also met him at some point but can't quite pin it down in my mind. he was on a steam roller. he wasn't that impressed with us kids mithering him. laugh.
KMKYradio 1 year ago
Who put the ladders up?
sirtinycreep 1 year ago
@sirtinycreep he puts them up being a steeplejack was a dangerous buisness he learned unless u build ur own then ho can u trust fully to climb the fuckers.....he must have a nutsaxck the size of a carrier bag full of rocks mate
InstructaMic 1 year ago
@InstructaMic Mate, I had my stomach in my ass watching that. lol. I'd never do it in a million years!
sirtinycreep 1 year ago
"You could ride a bike round here"
How about NO.
SpyWhoLovedHimself 1 year ago
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!
sirtinycreep 1 year ago
OY Dinbar No Bombing!!
ScaffVids 1 year ago
my ass just chewed a hole in my pants watching that !
Stereophoneygaz 1 year ago
i tell you what, i'm a scaffolder and if my Boss told me to do some off the things Fred did i'd tell him to stick his job and put my P45 in the post! he has BIG balls for such a little man.
MarcusArillious1 1 year ago
Legend : )
captcaveman46 1 year ago
Admit it how many of your arses were clenched watching this lol
paulallan1000 1 year ago
@paulallan1000 Mine wasn't clenched....it was unloading large amounts of crap!
whitbyjet65 1 year ago
Dont tell me he did all that just to wave a fucking flag about
irrilius 1 year ago
@irrilius No. He went up to inspect the state of the stonework for maintainace purposes and to take photos of the condition of the stonework.
mike118117 10 months ago
lol its great when he coughs, amazing how he could keep his cool climbing a ladder that high. what a guy, RIP
SKatman115 1 year ago
i wouldn't do that for a million quid without a saftey rope.
SchafeyWafey 1 year ago
amazing man.
brokenarrow2222 1 year ago
Fred had balls, health and safety people dont.
cjdrange47 1 year ago
What a legend let his traction engines steam on R.I.P
980wilson1 1 year ago
he was fukin fit to do that every day asides from being very brave.
agaichapter25 1 year ago
They just don't make people like that any more. RIP Fred.
SidSid51 1 year ago
would this even be allowed today lol you can ride a bike around here
donnyab 1 year ago
only one thing to say: What a man!
colliecandle 1 year ago
what a great man not many real men like him today
SuperKunis 1 year ago
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I have worked on this chimney, it's the India Mill in Darwen, Lancs. I think i may well have done some of the "Chewing Gum Mastic" that he refers to. It was a good idea at the time, but didn't last very long as you can see. Lancashire Steeplejack ladders are 15' foot long and sleeve on top of each other as opposed to Yorkshire ladders which are 10'. They are held off the brickwork with wooden chocks, and fixed to the chimney with steel pins chopped into brickwork called Dogs or Backlines.
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Abbiehallam 1 year ago
Fred was a man who had balls of steel.
Not like the exhibitionalist cretins on the inappropriately named show 'balls of steel' that channel 4 broadcasts. With the exception of the two welshmen I dont think anyone from that show would even dare to climb that chimney.
burnzgotshot 1 year ago
imagine simon cowell and the rest of the x-factor tossers,doing summat like this!
1946apps 1 year ago
how does he get down?
jimbomike1234 1 year ago
@jimbomike1234 thats what i wanna now lol it would be so dodgy getting down where that overhang is he has balls of steel Lol
eminemforlifenoshit 1 year ago
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aboctok 1 year ago
@jimbomike1234 ..same way he got up.
agaichapter25 1 year ago
Makes my arse grip the seat just watching that!
alsypig 1 year ago
i couldnt do that for a million quid
grahamcoles1966 1 year ago
I'm a commercial deep sea diver by trade. I've been under 200 feet of ocean sometimes in pretty hairy situations and i've got to say just watching Fred climb that over hang makes me want to soil my pants! Respect to the man. R.I.P. Fred
NeptunesHand 1 year ago 2
This is the best example of what England is missing today. Real working class heros that can only be admired. Balls of steel and yet as humble as can be. Kindred, greatness for the working class youth to have something to which they can aspire. I'm from Bolton and feel nothing but pride to see this man quietly going about his business with dignity and not one trace of conceitedness. This is what we lost in England when big business decided to de-skill the work force to save a bit of brass!
NeptunesHand 1 year ago 48
@NeptunesHand
So supremely correct. England is now finished - completely and utterly done. In the next 20 years it will be a banana republic.
salvadormarley 1 year ago
@NeptunesHand couldn't agree more.
coriander2 11 months ago
@NeptunesHand Well said! Can you picture today's kids with all their false tough attitude saying "I ain't doin' that!" "I don't see why I should"? REAL courage, respect and integrity don't come from posing like a rap singer, but by quietly giving your best, enjoying giving your best, and doing what you can to make sure your best is good enough. Fred Dibnah - a wonderful reminder of better times!
meanvince 11 months ago 3
@NeptunesHand IT COST ME AND THE WIFE 30 POUND FROM LIVERPOOL TO BOLTON.and 24 pound to spend lovely hours wonderin around freds garden at 121 radclifroad,what an experience ,absolutelty emotional for me.The wife isnt really into fred but even she said its different.
eatmypies 11 months ago
@NeptunesHand
You had a good point until you blamed everything on big business, you worthless liberal. The problem is everyone sucking off the government teet.
DaBabyEater 10 months ago
@DaBabyEater In fact I agree with you (about the the problem being everyone sucking off the government teet, not about my being worthless or being a liberal for that matter). Thing is mate, I find myself wondering if people would be so eager to get on the scratch if they still had skilled trades they could take pride in. The type of jobs working men did before they had to do mindless repetitive nonsense that could be done by a well trained monkey.
NeptunesHand 9 months ago
@NeptunesHand It's all part of the agenda. De-industrialise the west and move it East. Give the west a service economy. I was in Detroit a few weeks ago and it's saddening to think that most of the industry that went on there is now in China. That's globalism for you.
killanimalsforfun247 9 months ago
Top man
tvlicenceman 1 year ago
my hands are sweating just watching this...
NMillar917 1 year ago
The man was a bloody genius , simple as that.
His old house was opened yesterday (15th June 2010) as a Heritage Centre dedicated to him. Going to visit ASAP, hope you all do if you can cos it will be interesting.
. RIP Fred, you are a Legend
walshy2866 1 year ago
R.I.P. Fred, he truly loved Britain.
teilhaus 1 year ago 3
whats the name of the chimneyu
09hudsond 1 year ago
@09hudsond India mill.
teilhaus 1 year ago 2
"you could ride a bike around here" Any takers for that challenge?
PhantomUAV 1 year ago
my arse was gripping the seat the whole time i was watching this
packerthe3rd 1 year ago
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This is some serious shit lol. Much respect to Fred. I have climbed plenty of mountains but no way would I go up a 300 foot vertical / overhanging ladder without a safety rope. Even with a safety rope - ??? - it would take a lot of persuation lol.
rodin40 1 year ago
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rodin40 1 year ago
rawl-bolts, the secret.
closertofiftythanyew 1 year ago
must be one of the first x-factor lot on telly. A different talent, not much seen these days, like good telly.
closertofiftythanyew 1 year ago
its a shaymen now you dont see people like fred on tv now to much in ya face i wont ya money etc kind of people on tv
DaveCrozz 1 year ago
Legend in his field , scares me just watching this .
enlighten09 1 year ago
my hero true british legend
chris280381 1 year ago
Im watching this in horrified fascination - I couldn't do what this guy is doing even though my life depended on it. I actually feel sick!
eastindiaman 1 year ago
what make me laugh is he walks up those ladders like i walk upstairs, with no fear and calm as you like...he probably whistles or hums a tune on the way up :)
Fred once knocked down a tower of 2p's built like a chimney for charity once, the charity event was being held in a pub at the time...lol
good ole fred!!
KONAretro 2 years ago
You wouldn't get me on that overhang for a gold pig.
bluebus270 2 years ago
Dibnah? Fucking legend.
mgfaxlad 2 years ago
Dibnah is fearless.
stepheng1483 2 years ago
That's one splendid chimney.
stepheng1483 2 years ago
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MrJames27011 2 years ago
your saying climbing a mountain is pointless?
martinmedeski 1 year ago
Absolute respect to that man,how could he climb these ladders,health and safety today would have a fit. he had some balls to go up there.
611unterscharfuhrer 2 years ago 4
Fred Dibnah: The greatest Britain.
jim8202 2 years ago 2
"little jack there.. i think it would be rather foolish for him to attempt this sort of thing"
and that is why i love this ha
ndgreenaway 2 years ago
Mountaineers and explorers do it for their own ends and ego trips,nobody forces them to do it, there is no bravery in that,Here is Fred who did it for a living out of necessity,he could knock them all into a cocked hat!!!
MrJames27011 2 years ago
surely the fact that he was required to climb chimneys to earn a living makes his task less brave than those who choose to scale high buildings or mountains for the hell of it.
dibnah wasn' t facing a fear, he was earning a living, so his motivation was clear...climb the chimney or lose his job. clearly, he didn't naturally fear heights & had no real fears to overcome.
dibnah CHOSE to climb chimneys to earn his living. Had he feared heights, he would've chosen a different career.
TheLongdaysdying1 2 years ago
@TheLongdaysdying1 What a load of tripe. Fred was self employed. What about professional climbers and explorers, are their achievements less valid than those of amateurs? Fred had no fear? Rubbish. It was controlled fear which kept him alive. The fearless are careless and often reckless and end up dead. In this vid he says that some chimneys give him an uneasy feeling. That feeling is fear. Like he said, you only make one mistake up there.
mike118117 10 months ago
Fred Dibnah,unequalled in,application determination, enthusiasm,calculation and common sense,he was simply brilliant, a hard working man and highly intelligent,i cannot think of any body like him today who could even come close !
MrJames27011 2 years ago 2
i bet the words "risk assessment" featured in fred's work
TheMrDobbins 2 years ago
amazing bloke!
ribhkum 2 years ago
He had some balls i lived round the corner from fred.
skagman76 2 years ago
You would think with a chimney that big in crss section that they would have built an inside staircase that went to the balconies and the top,so as to affect repairs and inspection when required,its a vast chimney and it seems stupid that they didnt! You wouldnt get me going up it,not with those overhangs!
silver760 2 years ago
Imagine your thoses health and safety execs watching the vid of dibnah they must be shitting there pants lol
Jaseperry 2 years ago 17
ha ha manyhighills me 2 i adored this man when i was 8 im 47 now. him and the late jack hargreaves gave us a sense of i dont know ,but pride good point you made tho
eatmypies 2 years ago
I used to live down the road from this man, I met him when i was a household cavalry man when he collected his MBE in buck palace he was stumped when i said we met before in the palace and he even looked me in the eyeat the time and didnt realise it ( incidentlly i wasnt allowed to move or speak to him at the time ,bummer)
squeekydog 2 years ago
Utter modesty and nerves of steel. You can't beat that combination. Fred was great.
kaferere 2 years ago 2
Heroic effort.
jothbaines 2 years ago
God what a man!! The thing is, as awe-inspiring it is to see him climb over those overhangs, he has to do it the other way too - imagine how it would feel to put your foot out on the very top!! There's not many people of Freds calibre.
MacavitysCat 2 years ago