Russian daredevils Ivan Kuznetsov, 22, Alihan, 20, and Ivan Semenov, 24, snuck past security at the massive wrought iron landmark in the middle of the night in May to embark on a dangerous climb to its top.
The men began the feat, which was documented by a drone, by purchasing entrance tickets before they climbed up the stairs and hid in the structure. At 5.20am they thought it was quiet enough to go unnoticed and began scaling to the top.
Russian men embark on a death defying climb up the Eiffel Tower. Source: YouTube
After the men descended safely they were fined, according to travel site Travel Ticker, which posted the video that had racked up nearly 30,000 views at the time of publication.
The video warns the public not to attempt the same thing.
The men say they did not use safety equipment to scale the Paris icon. Source: YouTube
Security is still tight in Paris following the November, 2015 terrorist attacks that killed 130 people.
Eleven months earlier, terrorists shot journalists at the office of France’s weekly satirical publication Charlie Hebdo.
Kuznetsov climbs buildings around the world, including Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, and documents it on his Facebook account.
Watch the full drone footage.
Ivan Kuznetsov took this selfie from Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, China, which he posted to Facebook. Source: Facebook
Russian men embark on a death defying climb up the Eiffel Tower. Source: YouTube
