Ivan Beerkus
{{Short description|Russian blogger}}
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| birth_place = Moscow, Russia
| known_for = Scaling skyscrapers
| occupation = Blogger, scaling skyscrapers
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Ivan Beerkus (born Ivan Artemovich Kuznetsov on May 11, 1994, in Moscow) is a Russian rooftopper and blogger.
Ivan Beerkus ascended the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Main Building of Moscow State University, Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen, China, Mercury City Tower in Moscow, Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, the CTF Financial Centre building in Guangzhou, China, Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, China, and the second-tallest building in the world, Merdeka 118 in Malaysia.{{cite web |url= https://7news.com.au/spotlight/deadly-selfies-risking-life-for-likes-to-impress-social-media-friends-and-followers-c-89424|title= Deadly selfies: risking life for likes to impress social media friends and followers|author=Angela Cox|date=2019-12-17|publisher=Seven News|access-date=2024-02-06|language=en}}{{cite web |url= https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/63ad785c9a7947192a3843d8|title= Власти Малайзии расследуют съемку блогеров из России на небоскребе|author= |date=2022-12-29|publisher=RBK Daily|access-date=2024-02-06|language=ru}}{{cite web |url= https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/daredevil-duo-who-scaled-malaysia-s-merdeka-118-tower-under-probe|title= Daredevil couple who scaled Malaysia's Merdeka 118 tower under probe|author= |date=2022-12-29|publisher=The Straits Times|access-date=2024-02-06|language=}}{{cite web |url= https://www.kosmo.com.my/2022/12/29/menara-merdeka-118-paling-diidamkan-ivan-beerkus/|title=Menara Merdeka 118 paling diidamkan – Ivan Beerkus|author= |date=2022-12-29|publisher=Kosmo!|access-date=2024-02-06|language=ms}}{{cite web |url= https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/29/duo-who-scaled-merdeka-118-tower-under-probe|title= Duo who scaled Merdeka 118 tower under probe|author= LO TERN CHERN|date=2022-12-29|work=The Star (Malaysia)|access-date=2024-02-06|language=}}
Biography
In 2013, he clinched victory in the Best of Russia photo contest under the category "People. Events. Life.".{{cite web |url= http://thebestofrussia.ru/ru/photo/121320|title=Люди. События. Повседневная жизнь|author= |date= 2013|publisher= thebestofrussia.ru |access-date=2024-03-07|language=ru}}
Rooftopping
In 2016, he and Angela Nikolau climbed Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin and the construction crane at the top of the tower.{{cite web |url= https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/08/watch-a-crazy-couple-climb-the-worlds-highest-crane/|title= Watch A Crazy Couple Climb The World's Highest Crane|author=Bryan Menegus|date=2016-08-23|publisher=Gizmodo|access-date=2024-02-06|language=}}{{cite web |url= https://hypebeast.com/2016/8/couple-climbs-highest-construction-site-tianjin-china|title= This Fearless Couple Climbs the Highest Construction Site in the World|author=Keith Estiler|date=2016-08-22|publisher=hypebeast.com|access-date=2024-02-06|language=}}
In 2022, Beerkus and Angela Nikolau scaled the rooftop of the Malaysian skyscraper Merdeka 118, the second-tallest building in the world. This event received extensive coverage from media worldwide, and videos on Instagram reached 8.6 million views.{{cite web |url= https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/865341/not-fake-—-internet-daredevil-couple-confirms-merdeka-118-climb|title= Not fake — Internet daredevil couple confirms Merdeka 118 climb|author=Teh Athira Yusof|date=2022-12-09|publisher=New Straits Times|access-date=2024-02-06|language=}}{{cite web |url= https://www.kosmo.com.my/2022/12/30/pendakian-menara-merdeka-118-paling-sukar-ivan-beerkus/|title= Pendakian Menara Merdeka 118 paling sukar – Ivan Beerkus|author= Oleh NURUL IZZATI ZAINI|date=2022-12-30|publisher=Kosmo!|access-date=2024-02-06|language=ms}}{{cite web |url= https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2022-12-30/merdeka-118-le-deuxieme-plus-haut-gratte-ciel-du-monde-doit-ouvrir-ses-portes-en-2023-bac50b52-42b4-4b48-9adf-7e9c243318d3|title= Merdeka 118, le deuxième plus haut gratte-ciel du monde, doit ouvrir ses portes en 2023|author= |date=2022-12-30|publisher=Ouest-France|access-date=2024-02-06|language=fr}}{{cite web |url= https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/649737|title= Merdeka 118: PMVSB to provide full cooperation on daredevil climb|author= |date=2022-12-29|publisher=Malaysiakini|access-date=2024-02-06|language=}}
In 2024, the film Skywalkers: A Love Story, featuring Beerkus and Nikolau, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Later, Netflix acquired the rights to the film.{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/19/skywalkers-documentary-movie-russian-couple-sundance|title= 'Our full potential is on the other side of fear': a vertigo-inducing look at 'rooftopping'|author= |date=2024 |work=The Guardian|access-date=2024-03-07|language=}}{{Cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=2024-01-19 |title='Skywalkers: A Love Story' Review: Exhilarating Doc Takes Relationship Issues to New Heights |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/skywalkers-a-love-story-review-1235793177/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2024-01-19 |title='Skywalkers: A Love Story' Review: A Thrilling, Vertigo-Inducing Documentary That Scales the Heights of Fear and Devotion |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/skywalkers-a-love-story-review-sundance-1235877337/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2024-01-19 |title=The 'Skywalkers' Who Fell in Love While Risking Death 'Rooftopping' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/skywalkers-a-love-story-review-incredible-intense-sundance-doc |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title='Skywalkers: A Love Story', 'Thelma' among handful of acquisition titles sparking early Sundance buzz |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/skywalkers-a-love-story-thelma-among-handful-of-acquisition-titles-sparking-early-sundance-buzz/5189644.article |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Screen |language=en}}{{cite web|title=Netflix Lands Sundance Docu 'Skywalkers: A Love Story'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr|last=Fleming|date=27 January 2024|access-date=27 January 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-sundance-documentary-deal-skywalkers-a-love-story-1235806740/}}
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