Unbelievable pictures - from atop the Great Pyramid of Giza

[didact]

THE UNBELIEVABLE PHOTOS Taken by the Crazy Russians Who ILLEGALLY CLIMBED EGYPT’S GREAT PYRAMID

http://www.secretsofthefed.com/the-unbelievable-photos-taken-by-the-crazy-russians-who-illegally-climbed-egypts-great-pyramid-photos/

[mainer]

1. Gorgeous -- but also dangerous.

I know of only one person who's actually climbed it (in the heat of mid-summer), but he was given permission by Egyptian antiquities authorities.

[JaneyVee]

2. Great photos. Batshit insane website.

[didact]

4. LOL - I know right, that's what makes the web great!

eom

[Richardo]

3. Assholes

[el_bryanto]

8. A little bit, yeah. Running the risk of damaging priceless antiquities? Not great. nt

[duffyduff]

9. +1,000 n/t

[dipsydoodle]

5. Huffpo link here

if you want to edit your own link : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/26/vitaly-raskalov-pyramid-egypt-photos_n_2956646.htmls

[kentuck]

6. A different perspective, for sure

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Wow! Beautiful pictues and crazy Russians. Those guards have guns!

I was inside the one you can see in the background.

[Pisces]

31. You can bribe the guards and climb the pyramids.

[Earth_First]

10. I hope these guys are caught and prosecuted...

Just what YouTube needs is an influx of other indvidulas attempting to 'one-up' this stunt at other sites worldwide.

[Blue_Tires]

12. I don't know if there is some 'official' group

But I've seen quite a few daredevil/illegal climbing stunts online...More often than not, the people involved are Russian

[Bucky]

20. I think Earth First was referring to them being tracked down by the angered mummy who lies within.

Mwa-ha-ha-ha--ha-ha-ha-haaa!!!

[Dash87]

11. Great now Imhotep is on the loose.

[Apophis]

13. As an archaeologist, I find what they did to be extremely careless.

They could have damaged the pyramid!

But, I can appreciate the beauty in those pics.

[Bandit]

14. They could have damaged the pyramid!

[Fawke Em]

16. If everyone climbed on them, yes they could have.

I posted something similar and, I'll tell you what, I'm gonna go with the archeologist on this one.

[Bucky]

21. Oh hogwash. Next you'll be telling us the sphinx might be damaged by...

oh.... wait a minute...

[Fawke Em]

15. Selfish idiots.

I agree the pictures are breathtaking, but there is more than one reason why people aren't allowed to climb the pyramids:

1. It's dangerous; and
2. It hastens the degradation of the stones.

I really don't want the Great Pyramids ruined because thrill-seekers decided they could disobey the rules and climb all over these ancient monuments.

[Apophis]

18. +1

[Fawke Em]

19. My son's name is of Egyptian origin.

In fact, your avatar is a hieroglyphic used sometimes to denote his name; although his name is a modernized version.

Without saying his name in a public forum, I'll give you a clue: there's a motorized scooter company with the exact same name and spelling.

[Bucky]

22. Huh?

You named your kid Moped?

[Fawke Em]

24. Uh..no.

[jberryhill]

29. Maybe the ancient UFO energy lifted them

[progressoid]

17. Dumbasses.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. I hope they had time to spark a doob before they got busted.

Come on; look at these guys- think they came all that way and weren't ready for some chillaxin?

[LuvNewcastle]

25. I've always wondered if that could be done.

Now I know. I'd never do it, though, the main reason being that I wouldn't want to risk going to an Egyptian prison.

[Ian David]

28. I wouldn't link to that crazy, right-wing conspiracy site. Here's the original link.

http://gawker.com/5992398/the-unbelievable-photos-taken-by-the-crazy-russians-who-illegally-climbed-egypts-great-pyramid

[Dawson Leery]

30. kick