This is the heart-stopping moment a thrill-seeker performs a handstand on the top of the Humber Bridge.

The dare devil had scaled in a death-defying stunt, during an illegal early-morning climb, which he filmed and posted on YouTube.

The Polish climber not only hauled himself to the top of the 500 foot structure but also performed jaw-dropping gymnastics from the very top of one of the huge towers.

The video, which has been viewed nearly 75,000 times already, follows the disguised climber’s route to the summit of the south tower.

The 15-minute-long edited clip begins with a warning message before cutting to the unidentified assailant travelling by car over the Humber Bridge in the dead of night.

The man, wearing a black, hooded coat to hide his identity, is then seen taking a swig of strange herb drink before attaching himself to a cord and beginning the vertical climb using just his hands and feet to hang on.

He makes speedy progress as cars pass by below him, seemingly non-the-wiser to the death-defying exploits going on above their heads, before hauling himself up and onto one of the bridge’s main cables that run above the road surface.

The film then shows the night turn into day and traffic beginning to increase on the carriageway, now 500ft below the adventurous climber.

Shockingly, the stunt man is then seen perched on a narrow ledge making himself a drink, before casually turning to the camera and saying "beautiful English morning”, as the video cuts to views across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

The climber casually stands at the top of the tower
The climber casually stands at the top of the tower

He then says: “Hello viewers. I’m sure if you know, but I do know now what is cool in UK. In UK, among other nice bridges, and I’m just standing on top of one of them.

“It is not a skimpy bridge. It’s the tallest bridge in this country.

“Seriously, I shouldn’t be here. First of all, climb up here is forbidden and also I don’t have a time. I ain’t got time for being here."

After apologising to his friends for his absence while making the film, he then plays down the feat.

“To be honest to get on top of this bridge, it wasn’t hardcore, to get here I walked up lightly on that long thick wire but I think it could be done harder and climb on that longer vertical wire.

“Someone may think it is impossible, but it is possible, maybe not on a single one,” he said.

The most shocking part of the video then follows. The climber begins to perform handstands on wires at the very top of the bridge, seemingly unaware of the danger that one slip could cause.

He then packs up and begins his descent saying: “All good things come to an end, let’s go down then.

“There is an opportunity because for sure this vlog will be viewed by a lot of people and think myself, it will help for the good of mankind.

The climber began his ascent in darkness
The climber began his ascent in darkness

“In my hometown, Silesia, Swietochlowice, there lives a little girl, Vanessa. Vanessa was diagnosed with glicoma. I don’t know much about it but it is some brain cancer and basically there is fundraising for her and it needs a lot of money, 700,000 Polish Zloty.

"It is a sum from the moon.”

The climber begins by walking down one of the bridge’s cables but as his confidence grows, he begins to run towards the bottom until he gets to a point where he lowers his bag onto the footpath and climbs down a vertical wire to safety.

It is not the first time someone has tried to scale the bridge and film it. Responding to the latest incident, a spokesman for the Humber Bridge said: "We are aware of the incident and are undertaking a full investigation.

"The Humber Bridge Board has a zero tolerance policy towards people who illegally climb the bridge. We have successfully prosecuted previous offenders and will not hesitate to prosecute again when necessary."

The climber made his way down without any safety equipment
The climber made his way down without any safety equipment

In July, a pair of vloggers from Birmingham climbed the bridge, before being caught by police.

Jay Swingler and Axel Grassi-Havnen posted a video of themselves dangling their legs from the top of the structure, after making their way around security fencing, which at the time, had only just been installed.

Police officers spoke to the men after the incident to highlight the dangers involved with climbing the bridge but no further action was taken.

While in May, vlogger Night Scape and friends scaled the structure after breaching security fencing, but faced problems with CCTV cameras and ran back to their vehicle.

Meticulous preparation appears to have been put into the latest attempt, with several cameras seemingly set up to capture every second on film.

The full video can be found here.
