Watch as man scales pipe to get into a second floor window in Leith

“Looked out my flat window the now…. Damn mate. You got b***s,” said one onlooker.

Video footage has emerged on Twitter showing a young man’s death-defying climb through a second floor flat window at a property in Leith earlier today.

Viewer warning: the embedded video contains strong language.

In the video, which was recorded by Twitter user @WerdSOS, the man can be seen perched on a vertical section of the pipe as he leans towards a window on the second floor of the block of flats.

Video footage has emerged on Twitter showing a young man clambering through a second floor flat window at a property in Leith. (Credit: @WerdSOS)

The man, who had been locked out of his home, glances down at the pavement below him, before managing to raise the closed window with his left hand.

Then, he dives head first into the room, his legs dangling over the window ledge.

The man then pulls himself fully into the flat, and disappears behind the lowered blinds.

“He’s f*****g done it,” says @WerdSOS in amazement.

The man appears to have made it back into his flat without causing himself injury.

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