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In this video, we react to Fred Dibnah laddering a massive chimney stack. Watching him construct and climb his ladders with such precision and confidence is absolutely amazing. The sheer skill involved in being a steeplejack, combined with his fearless approach to working at great heights, is a true display of his remarkable expertise and courage.

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👉 Original Video:
Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)

20 Comments

@joeobrien4869 2 years ago

Fred would have been the first man in space if his ladder was long enough

@Ben_Hall947 2 years ago

He made ALL the original holes with hammer and chisel. Fred Dibnah was a true working class legend.

@MrPauljohnhughes 2 years ago

On the day of his funeral, the whole of Bolton stood still to pay there respects to a true son of Lancashire.

@TheOrlandoTrustfull 2 years ago

I'm a roofer who has been in some very precarious positions on top of tall buildings in central London, in high winds, and felt like I could be swept to my demise at any second, but you couldn't pay me enough money to do this. Fred had balls of steel.

@craigbuchan 2 years ago

They dont make them like Fred Dinah anymore. True British legend

@m6_jedi953 2 years ago

Respect for recognising Fred dibnah what we in England would call a proper working class bloke

@steveaustin6467 1 year ago

this guy was unbelievable, his knowledge was of the scale. RIP Fred:eyes-purple-crying:...

@neilgrundy 2 years ago

An incredible engineer and a superb, natural, mathematician.

@garyfallows1123 2 years ago

The term LEGEND is thrown around too often, but with Fred it was well deserved, and remember guys he would ladder both sides of the chimney like this, great reaction 🇬🇧

@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLARXIIII 2 years ago

FRED was definitely born in the wrong century but HEALTH & SAFETY would never allow this today in the UK

@ninaturner1546 2 years ago

Fred had been doing this most of his life. He knew what he was doing. God bless him. ❤🙏🏻❤️

@timbothegreat7767 2 years ago

never did i think i'd be watching americans reacting to fred dibnah lol

@jeecreative 2 years ago

Amazing how he'd scale the dizzying heights of these old chimneys on rickety wooden ladders and a few bits of old rope. I watched one where he climbed all the way back down for a cheese sandwich and cup or tea for lunch...before making his way back to the top. A proper working class hero and a man that was truly respected around the country.

@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 2 years ago

Fred was a legend!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@dianeknight4839 2 years ago

Fred Dibnah was a legend, married 3 times, he had 5 children. Fred sadly passed away from cancer in November 2004., that same year he was awarded the MBE from the Queen. Apart from his Steeplejack antics, his hobby was to buy old steam engines rebuild them and exhibit them at steam rallies. He would drive the steam roller around the country lanes, often with his kids piled into the cab with him. Two of his sons help restore steam engines to this day.

@Peter-or8oc 2 years ago

I used to watch him when I was a kid it's mad to think he's been gone for 20 years now

@ikitclaw7146 2 years ago

I grew up in this town and this Mill is still standing, Fred is low key a local hero for his casual fearlessness, people would turn up to watch him work.

@paulwright9749 2 years ago

I met this guy a couple of times as a kid. Absolute legend!

@toniapps1787 2 years ago

He's a legend. He just gets the job done.

@steo-red408 2 years ago (edited)

in the 80's we used to watch fred on the bbc on a Sunday night ,I'm now 50 ,he was a great British icon and had balls of steel, it was the cancer that finally took this great man r.i.p legend. 😢