[PHOTOS] Crazy Russians Were In Singapore Before They Climbed The Shanghai Tower
Turns out Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov were climbing buildings in Singapore in January 2013.
By Melody Oei — 18 Feb 2014, 06:23 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
One Of Two Russians Whose Video Atop The Shanghai Tower Went Viral Was Actually In Singapore Last January
Vitaliy Raskalov "Entered The Roofs" In Singapore Illegally And "Didn't Even Think Of Any Consequences"
"I Spent 4 Days In Singapore, Two Of Them Just Walking Around The City Because On The Second Day I Read About The Strictness Of Singapore Laws"
"Boat Quay and Clarke Quay along the embankment - Busy districts of restaurants and places for people to walk."
Image via yandex.ru"As It Turned Out You Can Easily Spend Up To 1 Year In Prison For Breaking A Lock And Additionally You Can Be Beaten With Sticks"
"We are back on the roof of Stamford Hotel. Night view of Singapore business quarter."
Image via yandex.ru"I Climbed On One Of The Roofs In The Business Quarter Of Singapore"
"In general from here you can't see anything, except a huge number of skyscrapers that surround you from all sides."
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More Of What Raskalov Saw In Singapore In PHOTOS:
"Marina Bay Sands - is considered one of the most unusual hotels in the world. "
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"From here you can see the best panorama of the Marina Bay Formula 1 Street Circuit."
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"The entire port is automated, containers roll around on their own without any help."
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QUICK FACT: In May 2012, The Guys Were Taken Into Custody After Being Caught 'Skywalking'
The Times reports that Vitaly Raskalov, a 19-year-old photographer, and two of his friends were taken to a police station for questioning on May 3 after police officers met them at the bottom of the Russky Island Bridge, a structure with pylons nearly 1,000 feet high.
As for their run-in with the authorities: A follow-up article in The Moscow Times reports that each of the dare-devils was fined 300 rubles ($9.61) for trespassing.