"Singapore’s rooftoppers: ‘A lot of people think we’re only doing it for the likes’
SINGAPORE: The challenge. The adrenaline rush. The scenery. The perfect photo or video, even. Rooftoppers will admit to being motivated by all of these - just don’t accuse them of doing it for the attention. In fact, don’t even call them rooftoppers at all: They’d rather be known as explorers or photographers, said local proponents of the activity.
Rooftopping involves seeking access to the highest level of buildings to snap perilous-looking photographs or videos. Visible around the world for years, the practice made headlines earlier this week when it emerged that Chinese rooftopper Wu Yongning had plummeted to his death while attempting pull-ups off the edge of a 62-storey building.
In Singapore, the first known incident took place in early 2015 with the arrest of a group of youngsters on the roof of Shaw Towers. Two years later, the practice has gained popularity - at least on social media, where dozens of local, youth-run Instagram, YouTube and Facebook accounts flaunt picturesque scenes of Singaporean cityscapes from high up."
Hmm. Really? Just doing it for fun n not to grab attention? How abt selling some advertisement or somehing to make some money?
OK OK. I m out of my depth as I m scare of height n these "people" who don't want to be known as Rooftoppers, a rather accurate description of their exploration, r definitely braver n skilful lot.
My only request is: if, n should, one falls, please make sure no innocent folks get smashed down at the street level.
It is your life your lifestyle, yet no innocent people should be complicated!!
Explorers n photographers of height, all the best to u.
RIP to Mr Wu who fell to his death recently.
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