From 250ft up, it looks
utterly terrifying. But that didn't stop
daredevil climber James Kingston who filmed himself scaling a giant crane in
Southampton's Ocean Village. At one point, he dangles
one-handed from the top before carefully edging along a narrow
steel beam.
In footage that appears to
have been filmed with a chest-mounted camera, he is seen standing on the crane,
with the city below him.
Mr Kingston, who describes
himself as a freerunner, said: 'I chose this crane simply because of how high
it is. Its very rare to have such high structures in my city so I couldn't pass
off the opportunity to climb it and get some awesome shots.
'The crane is just over
250ft tall and 150ft across. It took about 20 minutes of slow climbing and
shooting to reach the top.
'I stayed at the top for
around an hour enjoying the view, jumping around and capturing it all. I didn't
plan to do anything really. All I wanted to do was get up there in time for
sunrise.'
But he said he wasn't
scared while on the crane, despite its height.
He said: 'You can't afford
to be scared when you're hanging by your finger tips. I did it for the
adventure. Life's too short to be sat around worrying about your future. You
have no time to waste!'
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