Video: Daredevil James Kingston hangs one-handed from crane in Bangalore

Atop an underconstruction building in Bangalore, British freerunner and film stuntman James Kingston gets one of the most unique and dramatic views possible.

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Video: Daredevil James Kingston hangs one-handed from crane in Bangalore

Don't mind me, I am just hanging around.

"He's mad," or "He's got a death wish". Either one of these two is how you will react when you see these videos of James Kingston, a British freerunner and film stuntman.

More than his onscreen stunts, it's what Kingston does on his own time that is making him famous around the world.

Kingston is a pro at climbing tall structures and with a GoPro camera attached to his head, he records his climb and eventual one-handed hang from the most precarious perches possible.

Kingston's view from his perch atop the South Bank Tower Crane.


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On August 20, Kingston posted a video that he had shot in Bangalore. The video shows him climbing atop a construction site via wall jumps after which he begins to scale the dirt-covered crane with effortless ease.

James' climb is marked with a daring, one-handed dangle over the city, with Bangalore's early morning traffic bustling below. In the video, James climbs along a less-than-foot-wide strip of metal until he reaches the absolute top, where the full scope of the city comes into view. Absolutely amazing.

See the video for yourself:


Before doing Bangalore, Kingston had climbed atop a 150m high South Bank Tower Crane in London and jumped across an unbelievable gap, the sight of which will make you suffer a nasty bout of vertigo. Here's the video for that.


And on the Moscow Bridge in Kiev, Ukraine, went one step too far when he climbed the 390ft high bridge and easily proceeded to do a couple of backflips atop a pylon. Sadly enough, the Kiev Police had a few questions to ask him and as soon as he stepped off, they took him in custody.

Here's Kingston's Moscow Bridge Jump: