Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Daredevil Russian skywalker films herself walking along concrete beam


Daredevil Russian skywalker films herself walking along concrete beam



Daring: A woman walks apparently unaided along a narrow concrete beam hundreds of feet above the ground
 
Dangerous: The video is the latest example of a 'skywalking' craze proving popular among Russian students
 
It is a sight that could make even the most hardened movie viewer feel a little queasy. 
 
Hundreds of feet above the ground, a young woman looks down as she walks precariously along a narrow concrete beam while traffic flows below.
 
And while there is no sign of any safety equipment to protect her should she fall, the woman does have a head-mounted camera to film herself as she strolls.
 
The dizzying clip, which has been viewed more than 238,000 times on the video sharing website LiveLeak, is the latest example of a 'skywalking' craze proving popular among young people in Russia. 
 
One viewer posted on the website: 'I even get sick of watching it.'
 
Shot from the woman's point of view, the video clip shows her walking hands free along the beam.
 
At one point, she appears to consider walking along an even narrower beam but eventually decides against it.
 
Viewers are also treated to a closer look at the ground below as she kneels down and peers over the edge.
 
The video has emerged less than a month after another group of Russian skywalkers released pictures of themselves climbing 240 metres to the top of Moscow State University.
 
The group posed for pictures on the university's famous star tower, which overlooks the entire Russian capital.
 
Vadim Mahorov, 22, from Novosibirsk, who took the pictures, deliberately targets huge skyscrapers that he thinks will be difficult to get into.
 
He then secretly scales the landmarks to get his shots.

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