On the roof of the world
Roofers are often called adrenaline addicts, and this is true in many cases - some of them hide their faces, others post selfies, but without exception, all of their own free will and most often illegally make their way to the roofs of skyscrapers and architectural landmarks. They do this to get another dose of adrenaline, take photos and look at the world from the usual perspective - from above.
We present you a selection of instagrams of Russian and foreign roofers. Here you will find pictures that take most people's breath away and are really not worth looking at for people with a fear of heights.
(Total 37 photos)
1. Vitaly Raskalov (@raskalov)
2. The most famous Russian roofer climbed the Moscow City skyscraper and the star of the main building of Moscow State University, and in December 2013 he was deported from Russia after being detained at Sheremetyevo Airport.
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7. Vadim Makhorov (@makhorov)
Photographer from Novosibirsk, who, together with Rascalov, conquered the pyramid of Cheops.
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12. Mustang (@mustangwanted)
13. Rufer, known as Mustang Wanted, became known to the entire Runet overnight after he painted a star on the spire of a Stalinist skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya embankment in Moscow in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
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17. James Kingston (@mrjamesk)
18. Kingston calls himself a professional adventurer. He is originally from the UK and lives in Southampton, but on his Instagram you can find photos from all over the world, including Russia.
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22. Hamza Dias (@humzadeas)
23. The 17-year-old New Yorker is one of the "Forbidden Instagrammers" who are rocking Manhattan with their daring antics. Among the young man's hobbies is not only extreme roofing, but also digging (the study of artificial underground structures).
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27. Tom Pockmarked (@roof_topper)
28. Canadian Tom Pockmarked prefers the rooftops of Toronto, but does not miss the opportunity to climb skyscrapers in other metropolitan areas. On his Instagram, Tom jokes that he has climbed more rooftops than Santa Claus.
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32. Carly Patrice (@carrly_patrice)
33. There are significantly more male Rufers than female ones. But there are also exceptions.
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37. Surprisingly, one of the most famous "roofer" shots was not taken by a roofer at all. Photographer Joe McNally (Joe McNally) works for National Geographic, and in 2013, on duty, he needed to climb the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. He tagged the photo taken at the highest point of the route with the popular Instagram tag #fromwhereistand. As a result, the ascent to the tower was included by the service in the list of the most spectacular photo events of 2013.