Shanghai tower climb - in pictures
China’s new tallest building has received unexpected publicity thanks to Russian free climbers Vadim Makhorov and Vitaly Raskalov. The pair took two hours to climb 650 metres up the unfinished Shanghai Tower. They did not use safety equipment on their ascent to the top of a crane attached to the tower, from where they took these extraordinary pictures of Shanghai
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Masked climber Vadim Makhorov on a crane atop the Shanghai Tower following the two-hour ascent. Photograph: Vitaly Raskarov/Caters News Agency
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The climbers look down on Jin Mao Tower in cloud. Until 2007, Jin Mao, which has 88 floors, was the tallest building in China. Photograph: Vitaly Raskalov/Caters News Agency
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Vadim Makhorov used a head camera to take these images from a crane above the Shanghai Tower, which is expected to open in 2015. Photograph: Vitaly Raskalov/Caters News Agency
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The climbers look down on the Oriental Pearl TV tower, to their right. Photograph: Vitaly Raskalov/Caters News Agency
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Vitaly Raskalov's feet dangle from the top of the Shanghai Tower, high above the Shanghai World Financial Centre. Photograph: Vitaly Raskalov/Caters News Agency
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A view from the top of the tower, which was designed by US architects Gensler. It will stand 632 metres tall with 120 floors. Photograph: Vitaly Raskalov/Caters News Agency
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Jin Mao Tower, left, and the Shanghai World Financial Centre peek through the city’s morning cloud cover. Photograph: Vadim Makhorov/Caters News Agency
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The Shanghai Tower will dominate the skyline when completed. Illustration: Gensler
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