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Daredevil climber hangs from crane high over Dubai

By Ben Hooper

Hanging out in Dubai... literally. New video at - www.youtube.com/jamesmedias

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 21 (UPI) -- A British daredevil released a point-of-view video of himself climbing a tower in the Dubai Marina and hanging from a crane nearly 500 feet up in the air.

James Kingston, who posted the "Hanging out in Dubai... literally" video to YouTube, said he shot the footage during a five-day climbing tour of Dubai last year and there is more footage yet to be released.

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The video shows Kingston free climbing the Marina tower and swinging with one hand from the crane with no rope or harness to catch him if he falls.

"This [particular video] was filmed last year on my first ever trip to Dubai. I filmed a lot and have so much more content to release," Kingston told Emirates 24/7.

Kingston, who was detained by police last year while climbing the Princess Tower, said he still has some climbing goals for Dubai.

"Yeah, the Burj Khalifa is the ultimate!" he said.

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