A BRAZEN daredevil who climbed a 110-feet-high crane in Barrhead has shared footage of the potentially fatal stunt online.

Liam Darling, 24, captured the highly dangerous ascent on a head camera and opted to upload the video to YouTube – despite police condemning thrillseekers when photographs emerged from the top of the structure last July.

The steel machine was erected by contractors BAM Construction. who are working on the new £29 million Barrhead High School, but has since been removed from the site.

At the time when the original images began circulating on social media, The News told how East Renfrewshire Council (ERC) and BAM Construction had also moved to criticise the hair-raising actions.

But those pleas for common sense were flouted by Barrhead photographer Liam as he decided to share the footage.

In the nine-minute clip, Liam can be heard laughing and goading a friend below to carry on climbing.

He then says to his friend: “This is so scary.”

The video, shot six months ago, then shows him leaning perilously close to the edge to take snaps of the town at night on his phone.

When he was asked to explain why he chose to scale the massive crane on Twitter, Liam wrote: “It was just something I wanted to do.”

In light of the video footage emerging, police have issued a stark warning to would-be copycat climbers, stating they risk death by imitating such “irresponsible” behaviour.

Inspector John McQuilter, who is based at Giffnock Police Office, said: “The actions of anyone entering a secure construction site without lawful authority and climbing a crane or any other structure are totally irresponsible and dangerous.

“They may also be committing a crime and, without doubt, putting their own lives in jeopardy.

“In conjunction with East Renfrewshire Council and the contractors, I would appeal for those involved in this behaviour to stop and think about the consequences should the worst happen, instead of doing it again.

“They are putting their lives at risk.”

Both BAM Construction and the local authority have condemned the climbers’ actions.

A BAM Construction spokesman said: “These culprits’ disregard for their own safety is irresponsible and reckless.

“Fortunately, break-ins to our construction sites are very rare as most people recognise the dangers.”

While a spokesman for ERC said of the unusual climbing stunt: “This issue was dealt with immediately when it came to light in July last year and the crane is no longer on site.

“At the time of the incident, BAM Construction, which manages this construction site, carried out a full audit of the site and its security to ensure every measure was put in place to prevent access out of hours.”

He added: “The council takes safety at all building sites very seriously and this video just highlights how irresponsible these actions were.”