Recently in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, a jaw-dropping scene shocked passersby—an impromptu 'high altitude escape.' A man, suspected of cheating and being caught in the act, desperately attempted to flee by climbing out the hotel window and onto the exterior wall. Wearing nothing but a pair of red underwear, he hung himself on the hotel’s exterior sign, making for a scene both thrilling and absurd.
The video has since been viewed hundreds of thousands of times online, sparking widespread public debate.
Footage reveals the man, nearly naked save for his red boxers, clinging to the exterior wall of the chain hotel “Boyu Apartment.” He grips the edge of the sign tightly with both hands, standing precariously on the sign’s flat surface. Visually, he appears to be about four stories high. Many people inside the hotel watched from the windows, while a crowd of onlookers gathered below, fearful he might suddenly fall from exhaustion.
This clip, just 30 seconds long, has gone viral on social media, inciting heated discussion. Many people joked: “Good thing he had his boxers on, otherwise he’d be embarrassed even if he survived,” “Boyu Apartment never expected to become famous overnight,” “If you’re cheating, always pick a hotel out in the suburbs; don’t stay in city hotels, it’s easier to get caught,” and “The cost of cheating is rising—better practice rock climbing first.”
As of now, there’s no information online in China about whether the man managed to get down from the sign safely. The reasons why he was climbing the wall nearly nude, and whether he landed safely, remain unknown to the public.