Russian Roofers
Think skydiving is too safe, bungee jumping too tied down, and rock climbing too grounded? Then take a look at "roofing," a Russian climbing craze going viral on YouTube.
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Russian Roofers
The concept is simple: find anything that's tall and climb it. What you do roofing companies names when you get up there is up to you. Vitaly Raskolov, pictured here, shows off his balancing skills.
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Russian Roofers
Roofers use no ropes and no helmets to capture their breathtaking, vertigo-inducing images atop of Moscow's tallest buildings, construction cranes, heavily-guarded monuments and iconic bridges.
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Russian Roofers
Roofing has gotten more and more popular in Russia and there are now hundreds of videos posted online.
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Russian Roofers
Climbers compete for the most views online, and some videos get well over 300,000 views on YouTube.
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Russian Roofers
Ivan Sykhov told ABC's Kirit Radia that he climbs for the thrill of it, but also for the view. "It's a great dose of adrenaline, of rush, it's the feeling of absolutely freedom," he said.
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Russian Roofers
"In my childhood I wanted to be Spiderman," Russian roofer Marat Dupri told ABC's Kirit Radia. The 20-year-old is studying law, but he has turned his passion for climbing into art.
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Russian Roofers
Marat Dupri, who has earned the nickname "skywalker," shown here, won a "Best of Russia" national photography prize for this photo taken in 2011. It also won him what many roofers seek: fame.
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Russian Roofers
A Russian roofer sits on the edge of a building, several stories up. "Without YouTube I think most people would not climb to roof with camera," said Marat Dupri, who took this photo. "Many of us do it for the fame. But I made it for myself."
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Russian Roofers
He was just 18 years old. "He was a master in this field. He was skilled at roofing," Dupri said. "After that changed my mind? decided not to do something very risky."
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Russian Roofers
But the danger hasn't stopped hundreds of young Russians from climbing anything they can find, for the adrenaline, for the view and for that stunt that will get everyone talking.
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Think skydiving is too safe, bungee jumping too tied down, and rock climbing too grounded? Then take a look at "roofing," a Russian climbing craze going viral on YouTube.
Courtesy of Deadmaxopca
Russian Roofers
The concept is simple: find anything that's tall and climb it. What you do roofing companies names when you get up there is up to you. Vitaly Raskolov, pictured here, shows off his balancing skills.
Courtesy of Vitaly Raskalov
Russian Roofers
Roofers use no ropes and no helmets to capture their breathtaking, vertigo-inducing images atop of Moscow's tallest buildings, construction cranes, heavily-guarded monuments and iconic bridges.
Courtesy Deadmaxopca
Russian Roofers
Roofing has gotten more and more popular in Russia and there are now hundreds of videos posted online.
Courtesy of Deadmaxopca
Russian Roofers
Climbers compete for the most views online, and some videos get well over 300,000 views on YouTube.
Courtesy of Deadmaxopca
Russian Roofers
Ivan Sykhov told ABC's Kirit Radia that he climbs for the thrill of it, but also for the view. "It's a great dose of adrenaline, of rush, it's the feeling of absolutely freedom," he said.
Courtesy of Ivan
Russian Roofers
"In my childhood I wanted to be Spiderman," Russian roofer Marat Dupri told ABC's Kirit Radia. The 20-year-old is studying law, but he has turned his passion for climbing into art.
Courtesy of Marat Dupri
Russian Roofers
Marat Dupri, who has earned the nickname "skywalker," shown here, won a "Best of Russia" national photography prize for this photo taken in 2011. It also won him what many roofers seek: fame.
Courtesy of Marat Dupri
Russian Roofers
A Russian roofer sits on the edge of a building, several stories up. "Without YouTube I think most people would not climb to roof with camera," said Marat Dupri, who took this photo. "Many of us do it for the fame. But I made it for myself."
Courtesy of Marat Dupri
Russian Roofers
He was just 18 years old. "He was a master in this field. He was skilled at roofing," Dupri said. "After that changed my mind? decided not to do something very risky."
Courtesy of Marat Dupri
Russian Roofers
But the danger hasn't stopped hundreds of young Russians from climbing anything they can find, for the adrenaline, for the view and for that stunt that will get everyone talking.
Courtesy of Deadmaxopca