Ontheroofs

Vitaliy and Vadim on Cologne Cathedral in Germany

Ontheroofs is an urban exploration photography project by Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov, from Ukraine and from Russia respectively.[1] Their main focus of photography is the exploration of high-rise architectural structures like skyscrapers, bridges, historic sites and cathedrals. Raskalov and Makhorov have been notable for their number of free-climbs up famous buildings and monuments around the world. Typically, their videos are uploaded onto YouTube and showcase their ascent and descent. Their most popular video, of the Shanghai Tower, has over 50 million views as of April 2016.

Vadim and Vitaliy on their exhibition in Erarta Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Notable Climbs

Raskalov and Makhorov received press attention in early 2014 when they climbed up the Shanghai Tower, the second tallest building in the world. They entered the construction site of the unfinished tower during the Lunar New Year and filmed a video, which attracted over 44 million views on YouTube.[2] Initially, a premium eyewear brand Ray-Ban allegedly sponsored the video, but pulled back after the rupture of negotiation. The popularity of the video sparked a discussion on the safety and the liability of the incident.[3][4][5] It was reported that the Chinese authorities had banned the climbers from re-entering the country.[6]

In April 2016, a video was posted of them climbing the Lotte World Tower in Seoul. Despite the construction site having guard dogs, security officers and monitoring drones, Raskalov and Makhorov managed to bypass the security and climb the under construction building.[7]

Landmark Location
Moscow Bridge Kiev, Ukraine
Shukhov Tower Moscow, Russia
Ping An Finance Center Shenzhen, China
Shimao International Plaza Shanghai, China
Christ the Redeemer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shun Hing Square Shanghai, China
Lotte World Tower Seoul, South Korea

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