Back in the day, tall buildings had "fire escape stairs" on the outside of the building.
A
Finally all that rock climbing training paid off
a
Due to our survival instincts, we push the viability envelopes when necessary.
J
I hope those unaccounted for are actually just somewhere else and not lost in the fire. That is so scary. I think I would have traveled sideways to get farther from the fire, myself. It looks more possible. He's definitely stronger and more agile than I. Back in my youth when I climbed trees, we had some magnificent oaks, I might could have done that. I'm glad he made it.
R
This was covered on my local news. Their story is that the guy was blocked from getting into the building by the firemen. He believed his mom was in their apartment, alone and trapped. SO - he goes to the other side of the building... AND PROCEEDS TO SCALE THE BUILDING TO HIS MOMS APARTMENT....on the 16th floor! Mom was not there at home, there's a major fire on floors below him..... SO - HE CLIMBS BACK DOWN! I saw some cell phone footage on TV that showed up and down trips. Amazing spider man style. I hope the TV version is the truth...guy was astoundingly calm and funny in interview. PS his mom had gone out before the fire started.
S
I can't believe this only has 6 comments. Good for this guy! Some radio tower repair company should hire him!
H
Nice design. They should all be constructed with an ability to climb down if needed.
B
Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can.
D
I get fear of heights anxiety just looking at that photo
H
Given the circumstances he perceived, he did what he thought he had to do, like the person who might have jumped from a lower floor. I admire his skills.
j
Would be nice if they got the story right. He climbed 15 stories UP to check on his mother and then climbed back back down.
L
One report said he first went UP 15 stories to check on his mother.
Their story is that the guy was blocked from getting into the building by the firemen.
He believed his mom was in their apartment, alone and trapped.
SO - he goes to the other side of the building...
AND PROCEEDS TO SCALE THE BUILDING TO HIS MOMS APARTMENT....on the 16th floor!
Mom was not there at home, there's a major fire on floors below him.....
SO - HE CLIMBS BACK DOWN!
I saw some cell phone footage on TV that showed up and down trips. Amazing spider man style. I hope the TV version is the truth...guy was astoundingly calm and funny in interview.
PS his mom had gone out before the fire started.