Wu Yong Ning dragged the bar a few times on the edge of the 62-storey building before falling down and dying.
Wu, 26, alone performs a risky adventure on the roof of the 62-storey Rosewater Center building in Changsha City, Hunan Province. Placing the camera in an opposite building, his entire image before his death was recorded.
Sun said Jin Jin, Wu's girlfriend, said the building was only open to the public until the 44th floor. He could have taken the elevator, then climbed up to 20 more floors to reach the roof.
The video of Wu's adventures revealed that he was calm when using a piece of cloth to wipe the edge of the building. After that, Wu dropped both legs down and clung to his hands, hovering in the air. After about 5 seconds, he climbed up and prepared for the next time.
In the second attempt, Wu clings to the edge of the house and performs three drags before attempting to climb up again. However, he seems to be exhausted and after 15 seconds struggling, Wu suddenly slipped his hand and fell down.
His body was discovered by a window cleaner. Police believe Wu has fallen from a height of about 13.7 meters to a lower terrace and has died of severe injuries in or after fall.
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Wu has been involved in many high-rise buildings across China. Picture: Asia Wire
Despite the incident last month, the death of China's "spider-man" was confirmed last week, when Jin Jin expressed grief on social networking sites. Relatives said Wu took part in the challenge to win $ 15,000 because he needed money to get married and cure his elderly mother.
According to Jin Jin, Wu was carrying 80,000 yuan ($ 12,000) worth of gifts to her family for two days after completing the adventure. It is unclear who sponsored and organized Wu's death.
Wu has been starring in several Chinese films before earning money by sharing death-defying videos. On the Volcano live streaming site, he has one million followers and 300 videos. He has streamed images over 200 times and is paid around 55,000 yuan (over $ 8,300).
Last month, a video showed Wu walking on the edge of a 68-story house in Wuhan. One of his most famous ventures was in mid-July, in which Wu clung to the edge of a walkway 1,000 meters high and pushed without protection.
After Wu's death, Chinese media warned that officials needed more control over online video streaming sites. "Some pages intentionally exaggerate obscene and dangerous images, the purpose is to get customers and make a profit," China Daily wrote. "There should be a limit to the online streaming sites and supervision needed to avoid loopholes."
BBC News reports that the challenge of death on the roof of the skyscrapers is increasingly popular around the world, especially in big cities. Many people refuse to use protective equipment because they do not want to reduce the feeling of risk, despite the danger of life.
"When you start wearing safety equipment, when you start to doubt and when you are skeptical, things can go wrong," said James Kington, a British spider who spoke last year.
Anh Ngoc
