Photos | Venezolano challenged the heights at the top of Parque Central and Torre Confinanzas

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For some it is seen as a madman who risks life in huge buildings and for others it is cause for admiration to be the only Venezuelan and one of the few in Latin America who practices the dangerous sport of Skywalking, this is Carlos Rengifo, a flame of 23 years resident of Petare who dreams of raising the Venezuelan flag at unimaginable heights. He confessed that rather than losing his life in a skyscraper, he fears intolerance like the one he experienced three months ago when he was arrested and beaten by officials of the Sebin for the "crime" of climbing and planting face the imposing Central Park.

Carlos Rengifo, a Venezuelan athlete explained how since the age of 18 his desire to defy the heights was growing inside him, and this was manifested in dreams where he was seen on the cornice of the buildings and from there he decided to bring them to reality. "I like any normal chamo I practiced sports like swimming or basketball, but then I wanted to go more have tried luck in Parkour and freerunning where extreme displacements are made passing obstacles, but this was not enough. That's where I discovered the Skywalking and I fell in love with this discipline, "he said.

Rengifo reported that he started practicing in buildings from 30 to 35 floors, making deadly leaps on the cornices, while improving his technique I decided that new challenges would assume and there was that he decided to challenge the cusp of the Tower Confinanzas which has 45 floors And 190 meters high. "Three months ago I took my first big challenge, since this is the second tallest building in Venezuela and the seventh largest in Latin America, it was almost impossible to enter the structure for security and then in the heliport I made several extreme movements , How to hold me with one hand, practice bars and even perform a somersault on one of the cornices among others.

The sportsman who is the only Venezuelan who practices the discipline of Skywalking, revealed that he has been afraid but then goes on to a state of complete freedom mixed with a lot of adrenaline and managed to forget all the chaos that is experienced. "My next big challenge was to conquer the top of the Parque Central Towers, which has 60 floors and 255 meters of height including the one for ray where I manage to climb, there I guinde with a single arm without previous heating, we recorded several videos made by the Photographer Giovanny Chacón performing extreme moves. This was a dream come true, "he sighed.

He explained that this sport originated as a fashion in Russia, which has spread to other countries like the United States, there at least two dozen young people defy vertigo and make extreme moves in the largest skyscrapers in the world. "My goal is to put the national tricolor at the top, I have other new challenges in mind and the country will take several high-impact surprises. I can follow through my social networks on twitter and instagram by @carlosrengifove and by Facebook Carlos Rengifo.

Beaten and stolen by Sebin officials

Rengifo reported that when he conquered the top of Parque Central, after finishing the photographs and recordings, they were surprised by three officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), who accused them of being terrorists and began to beat them. "They kicked us and did not shout that we were terrorists, for more than three hours they kept us retained and even a cell phone was stolen. Thank God we hid one of the memories and saved some of the material collected. I felt afraid I confess it but I will continue defying the heights in my dear Venezuela, I am a sportsman not a delinquent ", exclaimed.

[-DarkJesús-]

Ese loco tiene mucho estilo, antes hacíamos parkour.

Y hay que tener mucho valor para hacer eso.