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Sep 19, 2017Moscow rooftop explorers defy death and gravity
A handful of young Muscovites spend their spare time braving the risk of arrest, injury and even death to scale tall buildings. Their motivation is simple: to feel more alive.
Sergii Rodionov takes a photograph on his mobile phone from a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, June 2, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Sergii Rodionov climbs down a ladder from a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, June 2, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Grigory Shukhov of Rudex team climbs a ladder up to a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, May 13, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Ostankino TV tower stands in Moscow, Russia, June 4, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Vad Him of Rudex team jumps whilst on a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Georgy Lanchevskiy (L) and Konstantin Drykin of Rudex climb across a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, June 2, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Members of Rudex team walk across a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, June 2, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Yevgeny Halkechev of Rudex team rests as his team mates stand on the parapet of a roof in Moscow, Russia, May 13, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
An office building facade is seen in Moscow, Russia, June 4, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Grigory Shukhov of Rudex team stands on a parapet of a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, May 13, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
A group of young people gather on a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, June 2, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
A Stalin-era building is seen from a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, June 2, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Grigory Shukhov and Georgy Lanchevskiy of Rudex team exit a garret during a rooftop exploration in Moscow, Russia, May 13, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Vad Him and Georgy Lanchevskiy of Rudex team climb up to the roof of a building in Moscow, Russia, June 2, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Vad Him (L) and Georgy Lanchevskiy of Rudex team talk in stairwell after a rooftop exploration in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
The facade of an office building is seen during sunset in Moscow, Russia, June 4, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Sunlight reflects in windows of the Oruzheyniy business centre in Moscow, Russia, June 4, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Vad Him of Rudex team climbs up a structure on a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Vad Him of Rudex team jumps whilst on a rooftop in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
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