This is the moment daredevil James Kingston hangs off a 76m (250ft) crane with one hand (Picture: SWNS)

Daredevil James Kingston thought hanging from a 76m (250ft) crane in Southampton wasn’t dangerous enough so decided to do it one-handed.

The adrenaline junkie filmed his ill-advised stunt at the city’s Ocean Village, saying: ‘I didn’t go up there to die. I went up there to live.’

Mr Kingston recorded himself with a body camera carrying out the death-defying feat and said he chose the construct because he wanted to get some ‘awesome shots’.

‘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,’ he said.


Kingston was wearing a body camera (Picture: YouTube)

‘All I wanted to do was get up there in time for sunrise.’



Despite being hundreds of feet in the air having no safety equipment, the young thrill-seeker said he wasn’t scared.

‘You can’t afford to be scared when you’re hanging by your finger tips,’ he added.

Don’t look down: The daredevil had no safety equipment (Picture: SWNS)

‘I did it for the adventure. Life’s too short to be sat around worrying about your future. You have no time to waste!’

The fearless Brit has been likened to Russian risk-taker, Mustang Wanted, who released similar footage of him scaling a giant crane.

You can follow Mr Kingston’s exploits on his YouTube channel.