Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov

Ontheroofs is an urban exploration and rooftopping photography project conceived by Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov, from Ukraine and from Russia respectively. In 2017, Raskalov and Makhorov expanded the team to include the New-York based rooftopper known as em.1t across social media platforms. [1] Their main focus of photography is the exploration of high-rise architectural structures like skyscrapers, bridges, historic sites and cathedrals. The team have been notable for their number of free-climbs up famous buildings and monuments around the world. Typically, their videos are uploaded onto YouTube and showcase their ascent and descent. Raskalov and Makhorov appeared as recurring cast in the documentary series URBEX – Enter At Your Own Risk, which launched globally on Red Bull TV on August 1, 2016.

Climbs

Raskalov and Makhorov received press attention in early 2014 when they climbed up the Shanghai Tower, the second tallest building in the world. They entered the construction site of the unfinished tower during the Lunar New Year. The popularity of the video sparked a discussion on the safety and the liability of the incident.[1][2][3]

In April 2016, a video was posted of them climbing the Lotte World Tower in Seoul. Despite the construction site having guard dogs, security officers and monitoring drones, Raskalov and Makhorov managed to bypass the security and climb the under construction building.[4]

References
  1. "The Story Behind That Insane Shanghai Tower Climb". The Huffington Post. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  2. "Russian daredevils scale the Shanghai Tower, China's new tallest building". The Guardian. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  3. Two Chinese Guys Copied That Insane Shanghai Tower Climb.
  4. Gazeta, Rossiyskaya (12 April 2016). "Russian roofers climb Seoul's Lotte Tower".
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