3 year old climbs 100 ft chimney

[happyuk]

Fascinating 1966 footage of a steeplejack taking his son up a 100 foot chimney in the village of Clutton, Somerset.

Traditional steeplejacking involved climbing up ladders attached to tall structures with no harness, which meant that one mistake and you were DEAD.

But it has got me thinking in terms of what is an acceptable level of risk?

Do we coddle our children too much these days?

And are we as adults becoming too risk averse?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO2KcnDbHrg

I remember Bill Ryan posting about rock climber Alex Honnalds recent foray up the dizzying heights of El Capitan and feeling a mixture of awe and utter dread, but are legendary steeplejack Fred Dibnah's accomplishments all that different?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg&t=3s

[lake]

Oh yes happyuk....I posted a couple of times about old Fred Dibnah....absolutely stunning mate

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?30405-Here-and-Now...What-s-Happening&p=1094434&viewfull=1#post1094434

But a three year old....makes feel like a complete girlie (ooh that isn't politically correct lol)

[ripple]

The Mohawk Indians who built the Manhattan skyline .
Kids who went up the main mast etc etc .

[TWINCANS]

Is it possible he's still a steeplejack? https://www.treblesgoing.org.uk/dawsons.html

[happyuk]

Is it possible he's still a steeplejack? https://www.treblesgoing.org.uk/dawsons.html

That's him! The wee one you see in the film!