Rooftoppers falling. The May 2023 death of Conrad Rybicki The parents of a young man who plunged to his death from a downtown Toronto tower last month are coming forward to warn others about what they view as the dangerous pastime of 'rooftopping,' which Wu Yongning’s shocking video goes viral. The true story behind Russian rooftoppers and lovers Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau's most daring climb is featured in a Netflix documentary. Instagram and TikTok are saturated with images of rooftoppers hanging from balustrades or danging their feet over the side of sky-rise buildings in cities like Hong Kong, This is the shocking moment a Chinese daredevil falls to his death after losing grip on a building. Detractors call them reckless. Wu Yongning had amassed a million followers on the Chinese app A DAREDEVIL who called himself “China’s First Rooftopper” plunged to his death off the roof of a skyscraper as this video with over 15 million views reportedly shows. That was when, the police in China now confirm, Mr Wu fell to his death from the top of the Huayuan Hua Centre, a building more than 60 stories high, in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, 26-year-old Chinese rooftopper Wu Yongning fell to his death from atop the 62-story Huayuan Hua Centre skyscraper when a photo stunt for an unnamed sponsor went horribly wrong. Rooftopping, sometimes called roofing (or climbing), refers to the (typically illegal) unsecured ascent of rooftops, skyscrapers, towers, cranes, antennas, smokestacks, or other tall The thrill-seeking practice of scaling skyscrapers and riskily documenting yourself dangling off narrow ledges might make for Instagram gold, but the urban exploration community is speaking out as young rooftoppers are His girlfriend, identified only as Jie Jie, has posted on social media to announce he died in a fall from the 62-storey Huayuan Hua Centre in Changsha in the centre of the country. Rooftoppers clandestinely access off-limits staircases, roof hatches, ladders, etc. ‘China\b. 'China's first roof-topper' was well-known for the fearless stunts he posted on social media — so But even though they had years of experience under their belt and became full-time ‘rooftoppers’, they were struck by the quiet hundreds of meters above the bustling and vibrant Malaysian capital. (The HONG KONG: A 26-year-old Chinese rooftopping enthusiast has been confirmed dead more than a month after the popular online star abruptly stopped posting vide A well-known “rooftopper” fell to his death from a 62-storey building in China while attempting to record a selfie video for a contest that came with $19,000 in prize money. Rooftopping comes with some fairly obvious risks, and it was only a few months ago that a 22-year-old rooftopper was killed in a fall from a Toronto building. more. Footage revealed Wu, who had martial arts training, doing pull-ups when he seemed to lose his strength, then his grip before falling on 8 November. 66M subscribers Subscribed Wu Yongning's tragic death was broadcast to millions after the daredevil died while attempting pull-ups from the ledge of a 62-storey Chinese skyscraper back in December 2017. Wu Yongning, 26 “Rooftoppers” get a thrill from taking photos atop skyscrapers and sharing them on social media. Even before the fall, and then having all that time on the way down for regretting, thinking of loved ones you're leaving behind, what you might have done with your life etc Going from young and Remi Lucidi was a “roof topper,” shorthand for someone who takes photos and selfies from the tops of tall buildings, sometimes by trespassing. Wu Yongning called himself 'China's First Rooftopper'. A Rooftopper's Final Stunt Caught On Camera15 seconds Wu is desperately trying to get himself up and over this ledge he's trying to muscle himself up but it's obvious he's completely fatigued in 2017 Wu Why do "rooftoppers" - urban explorers climbing cranes and tall buildings - risk their lives doing something extremely dangerous and illegal? Wu Yongning’s tragic death was broadcast to millions after the daredevil died while attempting pull-ups from the ledge of a 62-storey Chinese skyscraper back in December 2017. Fans of But he said informal bands of rooftoppers, many of them Russian, are seeking to build online networks of followers on YouTube and Instagram, and hopefully, a lucrative deal out of advertisements. He was also k Daredevil climber Remi Lucidi dies after 'falling off residential skyscraper' in Hong Kong Sky News 8. His girlfriend and his family members finally confirmed on Friday that Wu had fallen to his death while recording a stunt atop the 62-storey Huayuan International Centre in Remi Lucidi—who known on Instagram for climbing tall and dangerous structures around the world—reportedly died on July 27 after falling from the 68th floor of a skyscraper in The parents of a man say they believe he fell to his death while trying to climb to the top of a Toronto building. Rooftopping is chiefly an undertaking of younger people. , and it incorporates some aspects of bouldering or Remi Lucidi—who known on Instagram for climbing tall and dangerous structures around the world—reportedly died on July 27 after falling from the 68th floor of a skyscraper in A Chinese social media star has died after falling from a 62-storey building while performing one of his trademark daredevil stunts.