{"id":9858,"date":"2026-02-22T10:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=9858"},"modified":"2026-02-22T10:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:10:42","slug":"daredevil-free-climber-scales-1200ft-above-dubai-but-doesnt-realise-crane-is-covered-in-grease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=9858","title":{"rendered":"Daredevil Free Climber Scales 1,200ft Above Dubai But Doesn\u2019t Realise Crane Is Covered In Grease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"227\">A daredevil free climber scaled a massive <strong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"121\">1,280-foot crane<\/strong> in Dubai, facing an unexpected hazard: the structure was coated in grease, likely to deter trespassers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"500\">Undeterred, the climber\u2014whose identity remains unknown\u2014navigated the slick steel framework <strong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"352\">without any safety equipment<\/strong>, gripping carefully to avoid slipping. The ascent underscores the extreme risks urban free climbers take on structures not built for human hands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"789\">Dubai\u2019s skyline, with its soaring cranes and skyscrapers, has been the site of similar stunts, often ending in arrests or injuries. Authorities have yet to comment on this latest feat, which serves as a stark reminder of the <strong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"760\">danger and legal consequences<\/strong> of such urban daredevilry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A daredevil free climber scaled a massive 1,280-foot crane in Dubai, facing an unexpected hazard: the structure was coated in grease, likely to deter trespassers. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=9858\" title=\"Daredevil Free Climber Scales 1,200ft Above Dubai But Doesn\u2019t Realise Crane Is Covered In Grease\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9858"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9860,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9858\/revisions\/9860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}