High in the Kunlun Mountains of China lies the 600-turn Panlong Road.
It was built on the site of an older road, a section of the ancient Silk Road. Initially, the path was built for local residents to make their life easier: getting from the mountainous regions of China to large cities is very difficult.
However, the Sky Road has become a local attraction: on the 75 kilometers of the road that Panlong occupies, there are more than 600 turns, and very sharp ones: most of them are 180 degrees, there are also turns of 270 degrees.
Vladimir Shmondenko, 26, is a Ukrainian body lifter who started lifting weights in 2016.
Born on a cattle farm near the tiny village of Krishtopovka in 1999, he became fascinated by American bodybuilder videos after the village got internet.
He created his own gym using wood, bricks, and Soviet-era tractor parts.
At the age of 15, Vladimir ate seven meals of cottage cheese and eggs a day and was ridiculed by classmates for bringing tubs of oatmeal into school
I don’t have one of those phones so I can’t. The only internet based device I own (with the exception of a radio), is the laptop on which I type this and all other VHTV forum messages (and everything else away from here).
I would love to know how that works! Everything except for the shark an the turtle appear to be behind glass but those two creatures seem to be swimming directly above the people.
That’s quite extraordinary but a VERY effective aspect of the entire display.
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