By Mark McConville
WATCH as two adrenaline junkies climb a 650-foot-tall crane and dangle off the edge when they reach the top.
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The exciting video footage and images shows the pair climbing up the outside of the huge structure no safety equipment before reaching the top and surveying the scene far below.
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One of the thrill seekers decides it hasn’t been dangerous enough and hangs onto the boom of the crane and his body blows precariously in the strong wind, with a fall equalling certain death.
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The thrilling footage and pictures were taken in Zaporozhye, Ukraine by Russian rooftopper Alex Nomernoy (18), from Moscow.
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“This is the highest crane in the country,” he said.
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“The crane’s boom was raised vertically to a total height of around 650 feet.
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“Dima and I climbed early in the morning while security slept. We sailed in a boat to the bridge support and then climbed up.
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“A strong wind was blowing but Dima hung onto the boom of the crane.”
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Zaporozhye is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. Currently the city is the sixth largest in Ukraine with a population of 757,650.
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The turning point in the history of the city was the construction of the hydro-electric dam (DniproHES), which began in 1927 and completed in 1932.