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| Chinese Rooftop Climber Wu Yongning Makes Final Climb |
| 2017-12-12 |
| [BBC] A well-known Chinese climber has died while performing one of his trademark daredevil skyscraper stunts. Wu Yongning had amassed thousands of followers on the social network Weibo for his dramatic short videos showing him perched atop tall buildings without the use of safety equipment. Concern grew among his fans when he stopped posting updates in November. It has now emerged that he died after falling from a 62-storey building in the city of Changsha. Chinese media report that he was participating in a challenge to win a substantial amount of prize money. The 26-year-old died on 8 November, but his death was only confirmed by his girlfriend in a post on Chinese social media a month later. So-called "rooftopping" - climbing extremely tall city buildings without safety equipment - has become increasingly popular across the world in recent years. Mr Wu's posts on Weibo warned his viewers not to imitate his dangerous performances. He had martial arts training, and had previously taken part in some television and film productions. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Keeping a file on you USN. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2017-12-12 18:32 |
| #6 When I was rock climbing, I had to come to terms with the very unnatural feeling of hanging off a face. I came to the conclusion that after a certain height, might as well go as high as possible. If I fell, I would live longer. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-12-12 18:29 |
| #5 Old Chinese proverb as related to ladder (and other) climbing: "Two Rungs don't make one Height." |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2017-12-12 17:57 |
| #4 It's not the fall that gets you. It's the damn sudden stop. |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-12-12 10:05 |
| #3 Gravity always wins. It may take time, but it wins. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-12-12 08:42 |
| #2 falling from a 62-storey building Yep, that'll do it. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-12-12 07:15 |
| #1 Never neglect arm day. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 2017-12-12 02:03 |