Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)
Why Hacker News recommends it
People point to it as a vivid explanation of how industrial chimneys were climbed for inspection and repair.
What it is
Fred Dibnah, the English steeplejack, shows how ladders are fixed up the outside of a tall brick mill chimney. The footage was filmed in the mid-1990s and is part one of two.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2012 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Recommends Element_ · 2012-05 · on “Why are the cooling towers on nuclear power plants funny shaped?”
That is a pretty crazy way to make a living. Here is a vid showing how they setup the ladders on the side of the chimney. [this video]
Recommends Cerium · 2021-07 · on “Camera Repair Course (2019)”
Regarding the bricklayer - if you have not seen it there is a great series showing how industrial chimneys made of brick were climbed for inspection and repair. [this video]
Cites Nooshu · 2022-06 · on “Laddering a Chimney (1978) [video]”
Whole host of his videos are on Youtube, many hours worth: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] *Other videos* - [Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)]( [this video] ) - [Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 2)]( [LINK] ) - [Fred Dibnah How to climb a chimney overhang at 50+]( [LINK] ) - [Fred Dibnah How to erect a chimney scaffold]( [LINK] ) - [Fred Dibnah Tribute (2004)]( [LINK] )
Cites stevekemp · 2022-09 · on “Fred Dibnah: How to erect a chimney scaffold”
You might wonder how to get the ladders up the side of the chimney first, but that's explained in this other video: [this video]