Daredevils Film Themselves Climbing Up 2nd Tallest Building in the World

It’s one thing to get to the top of a tall building. It’s another to climb up while avoiding security guards. But when it’s in China and the building is the second tallest in the world, those are the aims of crazy people. Two Russian daredevils made their way up to the top of the Shanghai Tower, which is currently under construction and over 2000 feet tall.

In order to get to the top, they had to sneak around the construction side and scale the sides of the building in a very precarious manner. The video they posted is equal parts thrilling and nausea-inducing as they climb up and up and up until they reach the top.

Yes, they reached the top. After climbing up some of the grates set up by construction crews, they actually made it.

Watch the video below:

[photo via screengrab]

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