Daring duo scales Vancouver's Trump Tower

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      It's hard not to be impressed by the brazen men who snuck through security at the under-construction Trump Tower last month and climbed all the way to the top of what will soon be Vancouver's second-tallest building. 

      While urban exploring is dangerous at the best of times—and highly illegal; please do not try this yourself—the men recorded their harrowing climb and shared it with the public.

      According to the video's description, the pair scaled the building to see the sun rise on the summer solstice.

      Going by the name Keyser Soze, the user who posted the video on YouTube defended his actions.

      I am not going to let a couple rules or the risk of fine control how I live my life.  If I were to get caught then that would only add to my legacy, and I can look back and say "God damn, I had a fun time.";  this is why no one will remember your name. There are two types of people in this world; ones that click 'like', and others that make the videos that get shared daily on all social network platforms for you to click like.  I can use only one word to describe what it was like up there ... beautiful.

      CBC has reported that the developer of Trump Tower will be pressing charges against the two men.

      Comments

      5 Comments

      darwin award nominee ?

      Jul 16, 2015 at 3:42pm

      i feel sorry for people who believe that collecting "likes" on their youtube channel is something to strive for in life.

      what will he try next? Planking? Tebowing?? Oh long johnson!

      BALLS

      Jul 16, 2015 at 4:52pm

      Interestingly, the only dudes I've known with balls that big were women.

      shoegazer

      Jul 16, 2015 at 8:16pm

      Take that whole first paragraph and toss it in the dumper.Absolutely nothing these narcissistic clowns do will ever garner my admiration.Feeble souls such as these have clamoured on to the concept of "fifteen minutes of fame" beat wallowing in obscurity no matter what.I for one,am getting pretty much fed up with the antics of these so called"thrill seekers."

      Goatman

      Jul 17, 2015 at 12:34am

      If they're gonna take the time and effort to scale the Trump Tower then the least they could have done is hang a promo banner for the Donald's 2016 presidential campaign!

      Zoe Day

      Jul 18, 2015 at 4:48am

      This is active philosophy. Roofing - a worldwide movement to defend freedom by using it. It's not to be confused with pranking or stunt-work or staged protest - there is no harm to the community nor, in fact, to the "private property owners". This is a display of self-autonomy and a reminder to everyone that we all have freedom if we choose it.