Tag: rooftopping

April 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Photograph by Vadim Makhorov | On the Roofs In this dizzying night time photo we see what Cologne Cathedral looks like from the top of one of the two massive spires. The photo was taken by Vadim Makhorov, one half of the rooftopping duo On the Roofs. Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral…

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December 16, 2014 at 2:07 pm

What New York City Looks Like from the Rooftops of Buildings

What New York City Looks Like from the Rooftops of Buildings

Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov are two of the preeminent ‘rooftoppers’ in the world. Together they are On The Roofs; the duo gained notoriety earlier this year when their GoPro video of them scaling world’s second tallest building (Shanghai Tower) went viral. The Sifter has previously featured their amazing exploits (see here, here and…

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October 9, 2014 at 7:15 pm

Picture of the Day: Hong Kong Rooftopping at Night

Picture of the Day: Hong Kong Rooftopping at Night

Photograph by Vadim Makhorov / On The Roofs Rooftopping duo Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov (On The Roofs) made the most of their recent trip to Hong Kong. Not only did they take a heap of incredible images that show what Hong Kong looks like from the roofs of buildings, but they managed to…

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October 9, 2014 at 10:08 am

These Guys Just Scaled a Hong Skyscraper and Hacked the Billboard

These Guys Just Scaled a Hong Skyscraper and Hacked the Billboard

The duo that scaled the 2nd tallest building in the world (see here and here) are back, sharing a recent stunt they pulled in Hong Kong. Not only did they scale a skyscraper in the heart of Hong Kong, but they managed to ‘alter’ the massive billboard that sits atop the roof to share…

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August 25, 2014 at 8:37 am

Seeing How this Selfie was Taken Actually Made my Stomach Drop

Seeing How this Selfie was Taken Actually Made my Stomach Drop

Photographer Daniel Lau uses his ‘selfie stick’ to take dizzying footage of a rooftopping adventure 346 meters (1,135 feet) above the streets of Hong Kong. Lau, with friends Andrew Tso and A.S. are seen in the video casually eating bananas while perched dangerously on the spire of The Center, Hong Kong’s fifth-tallest skyscraper. …

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August 20, 2014 at 2:26 am

12 Photos That Look Straight Down from Perilous Heights

12 Photos That Look Straight Down from Perilous Heights

Photographer and urban explorer Ivan Kuznetsov shows us the world from a vantage point many of us will never experience first hand. Based in Moscow, the Russian photographer is a well-known ‘rooftopper’, which means he scales tall buildings and structures (often illegally) to take dizzying aerial photos of the world below. While ‘extreme’ rooftopping…

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June 2, 2014 at 2:37 pm

Picture of the Day: Selfie from the Top of Rio de Janeiro

Picture of the Day: Selfie from the Top of Rio de Janeiro

SELFIE FROM THE TOP OF RIO DE JANEIRO Photograph by Lee Thompson / The Flash Pack Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram During a visit to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro; Lee Thompson, founder of the Flash Pack travel company, was granted permission by the Brazilian…

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May 21, 2014 at 6:02 pm

Picture of the Day: Atop the World’s Tallest Residential Building

Picture of the Day: Atop the World's Tallest Residential Building

Photograph by ALEXANDER REMNEV Facebook | LiveJournal | VK | 500px | Instagram On a recent trip to Dubai, rooftopper and photographer Alexander Remnev took this dizzying self-portrait from the top of the Princess Tower, the tallest residential building in the world. The Princess Tower is 101-storeys and stands 414 meters (1,358 ft) tall.…

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February 20, 2014 at 6:30 pm

Picture of the Day: Soaring With Eagles

Picture of the Day: Soaring With Eagles

SOARING WITH EAGLES Photograph by ALEX SHAW / alex-shaw.com In this breathtaking capture by Alex Shaw, we see fellow photographer and urban explorer Lucinda Grange, atop one of the famous eagles that peer out from the 61st floor of the Chrysler Building in New York City. The photo was included in a…

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February 14, 2014 at 12:44 pm

The Crazy Duo that Scaled the World’s 2nd Tallest Building also Took some Amazing Photos

The Crazy Duo that Scaled the World's 2nd Tallest Building also Took some Amazing Photos

Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov have gained a lot of notoriety with the video above this week (posted yesterday on the Sifter). The video, released on Wednesday February 12, 2014, has already been viewed over 8 million times. It shows the duo (who together are OnTheRoofs), climbing the still under-construction Shanghai Tower. Upon its…

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