Notorious urban climber conquers 610m-high Lotte Tower

By Park Sae-jin Posted : March 28, 2016, 15:01 Updated : March 28, 2016, 15:01

Vitaliy Raskalov standing on the top of the Lotte Tower [Vitaliy Raskalov's Instagram]


"Urban Explorer" Vitaliy Raskalov, who climbs towering landmarks around the world has conquered 610 meters high Lotte Tower in Seoul.

The Russian photographer notorious for climbing high towers and buildings around the world as a part of "OnTheRoofs" project uploaded a photograph of himself standing on struts of Lotte Tower on Sunday.
 

A poster displayed at the Lotte Tower construction site is notifying the employees not to let Vitaliy Raskalov into premises [Courtesy of Facebook]



Upon the news of Raskalov coming to South Korea, Lotte officials tried very hard to keep the Russian away from its premises still under construction. The company even displayed posters to let its employees prohibit Raskalov from entering the construction site but obviously failed to do so.

Many were amazed by how Raskalov made to the top of the Lotte Tower without being caught by the security guards, but some worried the security officials of the tower because they may be subjected to severe questioning from the company for not being able to prevent the climber entering the construction site.
 

Vitaliy Raskalov standing on a platform of construction tower over Sagrada Familia, Spain [Vitaliy Raskalov's Instagram]



Raskalov and his fellow photographer Vadim Makhorov, who is from Ukraine are on the blacklist among building managers around the world as their work is all about climbing to the top of a few hundred meters high buildings and filming the landscape. However, whether Makhorov participated in Raskalov conquering the Lotte Tower is not yet known.

The climbing photographer duo previously climbed Shanghai Tower, which is approximately 632 meters high in 2014, and also climbed other landmarks such as Pyramid of Cheops, Cologne Cathedral, and the Seven Sisters Buildings.

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