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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ย. 2011
- Fred showing us how he actually got those ladders up the chimney. Part Two.
FAQ:
This was filmed early - mid 1990s when Fred was in his 50s.
He died in 2004 (not from falling off).
The chimney is Ena Mill (Atherton England) and is still standing.
Footage has been taken from a DVD.
The crane was filming how Fred installed the ladders. They would have only been there for the day whereas Fred needed the ladders up after they’d gone, to do the work. That’s why he didn’t use it.
There is no further parts.
(All other questions/comments seem to mention how he got up there due to the weight of his balls)
He’s sitting 300 feet in the air, one leg wrapped round a rickety old ladder, cracking jokes. Whilst I’m tucked up in bed, sweaty palms, heart racing….
What a man. But I bet he had no idea people would be sitting on the toilet watching him work in 2020
It's unbelievable how unaffected he is by his situation. 15 stories up hanging by his leg off of a ladder with no safety gear. And he is not a young man at this point in his career. A fearless legend I submit.
Fred’s safety gear consisted of a flat cap and a thermos of tea.
Chuck Norris has a picture of Fred on his bedroom wall.
Ghosts sit around the campfire at night and scare each other with Fred Dibnah stories.
"I've inspected the top of the chimney and you need about £10,000 work." "Do you want to come up and I'll show you the problem?" "No, its ok, I trust you..."
When God sent his angels to fly Fred up to heaven, Fred said ‘It’s al’reet, I’ve got me ladders, thanks!’
Don’t make folks like that anymore
One thing...if you think he's fearless, imagine being an apprentice and doing this for the first time??? NO. Just NO.
In terms of sheer bravery, skill, calmness under pressure, knowledge, technique and time-served experience, this is without doubt the single most impressive thing I have ever seen. Total and utter respect.
This guy makes roofers look like they're sitting on curbs lol what a legend
How fit you have to be to do that. I don’t think people realise how physically exhausting this type of work is. What a legend.
No machine tools. Just a hammer, a cold chisel and plenty of effort, strength and energy! Watching Fred wrap his legs round the top of a ladder, while he’s banging his hammer with the cold chisel is a sight to behold. Fred had enormous courage and skill when assembling ladders. A remarkable man in every respect!
"Quite a recent invention - 1870s" - one of my favourite Fred quotes.
What a bloke Fred was, you wouldn't get me up there even if I had a safety harness and a parachute, can't believe he dangles with one leg over a ladder at that height. RIP FRED gone but never forgotten.
I did multi-pitch rock climbs for twenty years and this guy make all that look like a kid sitting in the sand playing with his toys. A master, no doubt.
To anyone talking about using a cherry picker, when this was filmed there were very few machines with enough reach, the late and much lamented Fred was working in a run down area in the North of England, I remember the 70's well, I grew up then, there was industrial decline, no money about and much competition in the construction industry
My uncle was a steeplejack, painter, brick mason, he worked in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville and everywhere in between. I was a small child going to their house, he had long retired but I remember the stacks of ladders everywhere behind their house. He told us stories about his work and had lots of pictures. Small man, probably 5'6, 130 pounds soaking wet but wiry and fit even his 70's. I don't think he was well known like Fred but I applaud both Fred and Uncle Oakley for their daring, skill, knowledge and balls of steel.
How the hell is this guy able to keep his cool on heights like that without any safety measures.... Just unbelievable.