I’ve been crying with laughter and can just imagine what was being relived here, seriously funny and just typical of the character who was god bless him our Fred. Brilliant Man.
The best bit of story telling I’ve heard in a very long time.You can still hear the fear in Roger’s voice after all this time.A naturally brilliant recounter of the death defying world of the great Fred Dibnah.Makes you feel queasy just imagining it.Thank you for a laugh out loud tale Roger.Wonderful!!!
The best story regarding Fred I've ever heard not that I've heard many. Good on you Roger for doing it, Fred knew you could do it. Good on you for telling it as it was to.
Much of our daily life is routine & mundane but every now & then we get to do something that lasts with us for a lifetime. That was one such time Roger.
It was actually incredibly irresponsible on Fred's behalf and foolhardy on Roger's. Great pub story and all that, but goading a businessman into climbing a chimney is just stupid and it could have easily been a fatality.
In the 1970s I went to work with my dad scaffolding I was around 12. I was totally out my comfort zone and scared shirtless but he was Fred type person couldn't understand why anyone would be frightened. I was winter the building was being washed down we were turning over the ice covered planks on the scaffold up about 20 stories it was like a suicide mission to me and a regular day for him.
Thank you nick for your reminiscences of your father, they're a different breed of men than now. Besides health and safety as got a lot to answer for unfortunately.
What a tale - told so well my hands and feet were sweating a little. I would not have done that by any stretch. Hats off to you. And to the legendary Fred who of course made his living doing it.
Fantastic, you have my respect👍 Dear Fred, what a bloke and what a terrible loss to those of us who were working before elf & safety was thought about. I started work at 15 in 1970 for my fearless uncle Jack who would climb anything and I had to do whatever he was doing at the time which was working on factiries in Notts, Hosiery mills, Metal Box, Viyella etc. The ladders, like Freds, were wooden and so long I could not carry one alone and they swayed about like whips, but I did get used to it. Here's to Fred Dibnah and Jack Whittlestone, RIP.
Total respect to you Roger and the late great Fred Dibnah.As many have said before they certainly don't make em like Fred anymore and what an amazing character he was.👍
I miss my fathers story telling,he would always look to my mother to verify his yarns lol.Some were true,most were lies,All was Love,I miss him so much.
Back in the late 60's, I repaired "Aircraft Warning Lights" (Highest point on a ship) while underway, a couple times and really enjoyed it, BUT I COULD NOT DO what Roger just described ... just going up 15 - 18 feet on a ladder trimming some trees gets me now. THAT was a hell of a story...
"don't look down" or as Fred would say: "dornt luke doon". Made my toes curl when you described climbing out over the edge of the scaffolding. If he'd have asked me if I was a man or a mouse I would have told him to pass the cheese!
A great story Rog. I’m often in your neck of the woods and have paid my respects at Tonge. Went and had a look at India Mill chimney last time I was in your area. Felt sick just standing at the foot of it looking up! You could no more get me on one of those ladders than fly me to the moon!
I think that Fred would have loved to have spent time in the pub with Brunel. Fred admired the Victorian Engineers, so that I think Brunel, Telford and Stephenson are the people who Fred would have wanted to be with.
love the story, Fred was from a previous generation which I wish still existed.. He told a similar story about a photographer taking a picture of him and his second wife at the top of a chimney at some function he did in the early 2000's
There is no way on Earth I could have kept going and at the point when it reaches the scaffolding...just no way. I sympathise 200 percent. Great commentary.
Bahawhawhawhaw,,,,,FANTASTIC,,,,,,,, Fred was referring to the cowboy steeplejacks,,,,,, "It were like bloody biplane had crashed in't chimley"......hahaha :-)
Great story. I fell off a vertical ladder on a caving trip. It was near the end of several hours running around and climbing with really fast people so I was tired. Your hand strength falls off very quickly when you're fatigued. It was an important lesson to me. Before that I'd always assumed that if you could hold on then you'd not fall. Fred had the benefit of building up his strength over years. Luckily I was on a rope which caught me.
I love climbing. Me and one other kid out of our little gang of eight use to climb up the coal towers. We were 10 years old at the time. Towers were about 10 or 12 story's high with a huge beam going all the way across the top on some type of A frame.Walking the plank we called it. We were always climbing things that would scare the hell out of most people. No sense of fear. Or just no sense. Call it what you want. But we had so much fun.
You are a lot braver than me, I have watched so many videos of Fred climbing those chimneys and scaling the scaffolding at the top. I couldn’t do it for any amount of money, I know I would just freeze. It is funny, I have done many things in my life that various friends and family think are scary, but heights like that balancing on a ladder is just not for me. Great story, well recounted.
Yeah climbing a chimney like those is so awesome to watch on Fred's shows but I wouldn't ever want to do it myself. Absolutely frightening like he says.
What an amazing fear to tackle!! And with that I'd like to say there just aren't enough men left out there like Fred. I've recently learned about him online, and I have a huge respect for him. Even tho I didn't know him im saddened of his passing.
Well you earned respect from Fred the hard way. He probably thought you'd refuse point-blank, confirming his opinion of 'people in pin-stripe suits'. I wonder what your client in Leeds thought when you turned up looking as if you had just escaped certain death by millimetres on the M62. How many pints of anesthetic did it take to make the shakes go away.
I never stopped chuckling all the way through this video, well done you for going up. I think I would have asked for a bit of cheese and just call me a mouse.😀
I used to walk around on structural steel never using any type of safety harness but somehow just listening to this guy he started making me scared of heights.......LOL
What a legend of a man. Came across him recently. Never owned a house with a chimney, know nothing about chimneys, but non of that matters. Fred the man. Rest In Peace Great Man. Respect to Mr Murray too. There is just no way you would get me to climb higher than 15 steps on a ladder without safety gear and there is no way I'd go higher than 50 even with gear. These men have tennis ball sized stainless steel nuts between their legs. They hang it over the front side of the step as they go higher. It's the only way.
I remember the first height job I did after becoming a sign writer. I was in a hiab crane by the docks, water level was 5m down and I had to put a 25mx25m banner up 10m from base of building by my self. I was so scared but got the job done. 1 year later I was putting banners a signs up 50m hi with out any fear.
The days before heat and safety! Great tale.🤣😂🤣
That's a gifted story teller. But he did have some great material to work with lol....And he lived to tell about it.
The way he describes his experience is so funny. Straight from the heart. 🙏
I’ve been crying with laughter and can just imagine what was being relived here, seriously funny and just typical of the character who was god bless him our Fred. Brilliant Man.
The best bit of story telling I’ve heard in a very long time.You can still hear the fear in Roger’s voice after all this time.A naturally brilliant recounter of the death defying world of the great Fred Dibnah.Makes you feel queasy just imagining it.Thank you for a laugh out loud tale Roger.Wonderful!!!
The best story regarding Fred I've ever heard not that I've heard many. Good on you Roger for doing it, Fred knew you could do it. Good on you for telling it as it was to.
I was clinging white knuckled onto my chair just listening to this !.
My palms are sweaty just listening to him... a horror story!
One lesson that was drummed into me from an early age was to never, ever submit to peer pressure. It was the first lesson in real courage I ever had.
Yeah but peer pressure can also be positive if your peers are pressuring you towards self growth.
@@adammuscat5086 True...
Frighteningly hilarious! Roger, you are a 100% bloody legend for making up there (and back down again alive.)!
You are a braver man than me. You have my total respect.
Bugger that. I get dizzy looking out the top window on my council house 🏠
Good man Roger. A great first hand account of the character Dibnah was. Well told!
"I forgot what he said, but he said it "
I love being scared in high places!
haha ffs i'm glad others noticed that.
Quote of the day 😍
What a quote that was. Fckin genius.
I wish to reach the level of Fred level quotable to the point others recount using those exact words.
Amazing story and amazing story teller. Deserves an award for going up there.
Much of our daily life is routine & mundane but every now & then we get to do something that lasts with us for a lifetime. That was one such time Roger.
I haven't laughed so much for years. Bloody brilliant recounting. I think we can all imagine what it was like!
My hands are dripping just listening to the story.
ha ha ya
Same here mate omg
Oh dear god.... I've watched the video and now hearing this........ I'm done !!
It was actually incredibly irresponsible on Fred's behalf and foolhardy on Roger's.
Great pub story and all that, but goading a businessman into climbing a chimney is just stupid and it could have easily been a fatality.
me too!
Sounds like you're still getting over it. I should add I don't blame you!
In the 1970s I went to work with my dad scaffolding I was around 12. I was totally out my comfort zone and scared shirtless but he was Fred type person couldn't understand why anyone would be frightened. I was winter the building was being washed down we were turning over the ice covered planks on the scaffold up about 20 stories it was like a suicide mission to me and a regular day for him.
Thank you nick for your reminiscences of your father, they're a different breed of men than now. Besides health and safety as got a lot to answer for unfortunately.
What a tale - told so well my hands and feet were sweating a little. I would not have done that by any stretch. Hats off to you. And to the legendary Fred who of course made his living doing it.
This story made my palms clammy just listening! A great narrative well told! R.I.P Fred, what a character.
Has to be said my fear of heights is in overdrive just listening to this story ?
What a great little story, it's like he's climbing it all over again.
Fantastic, you have my respect👍 Dear Fred, what a bloke and what a terrible loss to those of us who were working before elf & safety was thought about. I started work at 15 in 1970 for my fearless uncle Jack who would climb anything and I had to do whatever he was doing at the time which was working on factiries in Notts, Hosiery mills, Metal Box, Viyella etc. The ladders, like Freds, were wooden and so long I could not carry one alone and they swayed about like whips, but I did get used to it. Here's to Fred Dibnah and Jack Whittlestone, RIP.
Even listening to his story gives me sweaty palms. There isn't enough money in the world to pay me to climb a chimney like that.
Great story and well done for climbing that chimney you obviously were terrified !!!
That was fantastic,it made my legs turn to jelly just listening to that.
Total respect to you Roger and the late great Fred Dibnah.As many have said before they certainly don't make em like Fred anymore and what an amazing character he was.👍
Great story.I was gripping the arm chair just listing.Thank you for posting.
RIP Fred
you're the man Rodger my respects to you and the old man Fred all the way from San Antonio Texas
No way no way, would I have done that, so you now are a full blown man, telling an amazing story about an amazing man, thank you 👍👍
Rip Fred... They don't make men like you anymore lad. Respect !!!
With all due respect they are made everyday. They just don't have tv shows
Soon no more white male
What a great story. Lovely to hear.
At the time of this film, Roger was only 35 years old.
You got a like for making me laugh :)
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@@richardwhite3829 HA!!!!
Hahahhaha
Hahahahahahahaha
A brilliant vivid account of what it must have been like to climb Freds Chimney, I have sweaty palms listening
great story...you are a brave fella. No way would I have gone up those ladders. Fred had balls of steel.
I miss my fathers story telling,he would always look to my mother to verify his yarns lol.Some were true,most were lies,All was Love,I miss him so much.
Excellent funny story. Very entertaining and well told.
Indeed
Best video on TH-cam by miles. I can imagine his fear climbing the ladders.
One of the few unseen videos about this legend. 👍🏻
Who could vote this stuff down? 😔
Some idiots who were not fit to lace Fred's boots
What a lovely story and so wonderfully told by a true gentleman
Great story, respect from the Netherlands
Back in the late 60's, I repaired "Aircraft Warning Lights" (Highest point on a ship) while underway, a couple times and really enjoyed it, BUT I COULD NOT DO what Roger just described ... just going up 15 - 18 feet on a ladder trimming some trees gets me now. THAT was a hell of a story...
"don't look down" or as Fred would say: "dornt luke doon". Made my toes curl when you described climbing out over the edge of the scaffolding. If he'd have asked me if I was a man or a mouse I would have told him to pass the cheese!
An incredible, surreal experience! Total respect to you, sir :-)
Thank you for telling this story!
Well done chap you did it and can now cherish the memory that you bloody well earned 👍🏻🇬🇧
Wow, what a story. I would have point blank refused whatever Fred would have said.
Well done sir. I need a stiff drink just from listening to the story. Don't forget in England it's usually freezing, raining & blowing a gale!
Very interesting, and well told - and well done, Roger !!
A great story Rog. I’m often in your neck of the woods and have paid my respects at Tonge. Went and had a look at India Mill chimney last time I was in your area. Felt sick just standing at the foot of it looking up! You could no more get me on one of those ladders than fly me to the moon!
HA HA great story, i think Fred was a time traveller, imagine him and Brunell going for a pint.
there have n one now
I would pay good money to hear that conversation
I think that Fred would have loved to have spent time in the pub with Brunel. Fred admired the Victorian Engineers, so that I think Brunel, Telford and Stephenson are the people who Fred would have wanted to be with.
Fantastic sir....how brave.... loved video...... keep feet on ground .....
Just scary listening to that experience 😮
Oh my goodness me!! The bottom of my legs went numb while listening to this! 😱😱😱
Excellent story. Good on you for doing it.
Brilliant story, you’re a brave man!
To face your fear head on, the definition of bravery.
love the story, Fred was from a previous generation which I wish still existed..
He told a similar story about a photographer taking a picture of him and his second wife at the top of a chimney at some function he did in the early 2000's
My hands were sweating listening to this. If that was me the sweat on my hands meant i probably would have slipped and gone to my death.
I’ve done rock climbing caving and all sorts, couldn’t have done what you did , respect sir
There is no way on Earth I could have kept going and at the point when it reaches the scaffolding...just no way. I sympathise 200 percent. Great commentary.
Thanks for sharing, impressed that you climbed it, well done!
Bahawhawhawhaw,,,,,FANTASTIC,,,,,,,, Fred was referring to the cowboy steeplejacks,,,,,,
"It were like bloody biplane had crashed in't chimley"......hahaha :-)
Cheers Roger great story....Fred having fun with you,but at the same time....making you a ‘man’ ! Lol 😂😉👍👏🏴
Seriously..I got vertigo listening to that.. you've got some balls sir!
Fred was a head case 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fantastic story so funny laughing so much
His recounting of this tale is hilarious!!!
Great story. I fell off a vertical ladder on a caving trip. It was near the end of several hours running around and climbing with really fast people so I was tired. Your hand strength falls off very quickly when you're fatigued. It was an important lesson to me. Before that I'd always assumed that if you could hold on then you'd not fall. Fred had the benefit of building up his strength over years. Luckily I was on a rope which caught me.
I love climbing. Me and one other kid out of our little gang of eight use to climb up the coal towers. We were 10 years old at the time. Towers were about 10 or 12 story's high with a huge beam going all the way across the top on some type of A frame.Walking the plank we called it. We were always climbing things that would scare the hell out of most people. No sense of fear. Or just no sense. Call it what you want. But we had so much fun.
'How am I gonna get down? That's my biggest worry!!!" Lmao!!!
Brilliant and so beautifully described I was sweaty just imagining it
My hands sweat thinking about your great story .
Had the courage to become part of history. Well done.
You are a lot braver than me, I have watched so many videos of Fred climbing those chimneys and scaling the scaffolding at the top. I couldn’t do it for any amount of money, I know I would just freeze. It is funny, I have done many things in my life that various friends and family think are scary, but heights like that balancing on a ladder is just not for me.
Great story, well recounted.
Best bit of advice don’t look down ! 😂😂
Yeah climbing a chimney like those is so awesome to watch on Fred's shows but I wouldn't ever want to do it myself. Absolutely frightening like he says.
This is a must watch for anyone who's a fan of Fred's other videos.
Well done! I remember watching his series and feeling sick and I'm an ex-Para lol
What a great ,great story !!! Sir, that took guts!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for giving me a good laugh. I couldnt have done it.
I love your honesty
What an amazing fear to tackle!! And with that I'd like to say there just aren't enough men left out there like Fred. I've recently learned about him online, and I have a huge respect for him. Even tho I didn't know him im saddened of his passing.
Well you earned respect from Fred the hard way. He probably thought you'd refuse point-blank, confirming his opinion of 'people in pin-stripe suits'.
I wonder what your client in Leeds thought when you turned up looking as if you had just escaped certain death by millimetres on the M62. How many pints of anesthetic did it take to make the shakes go away.
Well done sir! I’m so envious of you, would of loved to climb one with Fred
That’s the most terrifying story I’ve ever heard. I’d have had to stay on that ladder till I died 😱🤣
I never stopped chuckling all the way through this video, well done you for going up. I think I would have asked for a bit of cheese and just call me a mouse.😀
Well done you! Fantastic story
I used to walk around on structural steel never using any type of safety harness but somehow just listening to this guy he started making me scared of heights.......LOL
What a legend of a man.
Came across him recently.
Never owned a house with a chimney, know nothing about chimneys, but non of that matters.
Fred the man.
Rest In Peace Great Man.
Respect to Mr Murray too.
There is just no way you would get me to climb higher than 15 steps on a ladder without safety gear and there is no way I'd go higher than 50 even with gear.
These men have tennis ball sized stainless steel nuts between their legs.
They hang it over the front side of the step as they go higher.
It's the only way.
Excellent!
I can only imagine!!
Fantastic really good insight... I wouldn’t of done it personally...
Well done sir, no way I would have had the balls to do what you did. Fred was a legend
Kudos to him, some might say he is braver than Dibnah as the latter clearly did not suffer vertigo.
I remember the first height job I did after becoming a sign writer. I was in a hiab crane by the docks, water level was 5m down and I had to put a 25mx25m banner up 10m from base of building by my self. I was so scared but got the job done. 1 year later I was putting banners a signs up 50m hi with out any fear.
Tingling down the back of my legs and clammy hands just listening.....
My heart was pumping just listening to the story. Steeplejacks really are a different breed
Just from listening to this, my feet goes numb...
A fascinating insight. Great stuff.