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Written by: Yan Minghui
2021-01-16 17:31
Last update date: 2021-01-16 19:22
Li Zhiwei started his climb at 10:15 this morning, with the goal to climb the 320-meter-high Nina Plaza in Tsuen Wan.
At about 12 noon, Li Zhiwei arrived at the fire barrier on the 31st floor, about 120 meters high, and climbed up after 1:30 in the afternoon, and reached the fire barrier on the 65th floor at 5:30 in the afternoon.
At 6:30 in the evening, Li Zhiwei set off from the 65th floor and climbed to the rooftop.
[6:38 in the evening] Li Zhiwei started climbing again.
[6:34 in the evening] After a one-hour break, Li Zhiwei is ready to set off and climb the roof from the 65th floor.
The staff is tying a rope for Li Zhiwei and slowly moving him out of the building.
[5:32 pm] Li Zhiwei completed the second paragraph and arrived safely on the 65th floor. The staff immediately put down feathers on him to keep him warm.
Li Zhiwei said that on the forty-odd floor, the ropes above and below were not close enough to move forward, and the ropes above and below kept turning into knots. After several laps, he needed to slowly untie the knots, so he climbed slowly.
He said: "Climbing to the forty or fifty floors, my fingers cramped." He said that it was harder than expected and hoped that the challenge could be completed by 7 pm.
He also said that he has already adjusted to the height. "At first, I fainted and looked a little timid, but now I have adapted well." After finishing the rest, he will challenge the last section from the 65th floor to the 89th floor.
[5:23 PM] Li Zhiwei has climbed more than 200 meters high, close to the fire barrier on the 65th floor.
A staff member went outside to meet him.
The staff met Li Zhiwei on the 65th floor.
(Screenshot of the conference live broadcast)
Li Zhiwei approached the fire barrier on the 65th floor at approximately 5:25 pm.
(Screenshot of the conference live broadcast)
[3:55pm] Li Zhiwei started the live broadcast again, climbed about 182 meters, and the height was about the Wanjingfeng rooftop. He said that he was close to out of control in the air just now because of the very strong wind and several ropes were entangled.
He said, "Fortunately, the wind blew me to the window. I held the window with my hand and slowly untied the rope to climb up."
He estimated that he was on the fifty-odd floor, his hands began to blisters, and the new gloves were rotten. He had to go up to the 65th floor to change his gloves. The "mouse" in his left hand showed signs of cramping.
He later talked about the situation of the gale: "Being in the harsh environment, a few ropes are entangled, and if you can't untie it, you can't play." He took the opportunity to add sugar to replenish his energy, and he said that the pace of climbing was too slow, if not too big. The wind can climb to the top before dark.
Gale often blows Li Zhiwei to the left and swings to the right.
(Screenshot of the conference live broadcast)
According to the live broadcast of the conference, Li Zhiwei climbed to about 150 meters.
(Screenshot of the conference live broadcast)
[2:15pm] Li Zhiwei will broadcast live, about 133 meters in height.
He said that during this period of hard work, there were signs of cramps in his left arm.
He saw someone post "Come on" on the glass of the building.
He said that the wind is very strong, and the tail of the rope must be trimmed for every short climb.
Because of the strong wind at the scene, Li Zhiwei was sometimes seen swaying left and right, and he could continue to climb after his position stabilized.
[1:35 PM] When the staff returned to the building, Li Zhiwei began to climb.
[1:30 PM] After the break, Li Zhiwei is tying up the ropes, ready to go out on the 31st floor and continue to challenge.
[12:19 noon] Li Zhiwei and his wheelchair safely entered the 31st floor fire barrier.
From underground to the 31st floor, this section is the longest of the three stages, at 120 meters.
Li Zhiwei will take a break in the fire barrier, drinking water and eating energy gel.
He said he was more tired than he thought, because the tail is 100 meters long. Although he wears gloves, he has started to blisters.
A staff member put on a down jacket and massaged his hands.
[12:05 noon] Li Zhiwei approached the fire barrier on the 31st floor and completed one-third of the whole journey.
A staff member went outside the building to meet Li Zhiwei, help him change the rope and ensure his safety.
Li Zhiwei approached the 31st floor.
(Screenshot of the live broadcast of the conference)
[11:55 in the morning] According to the live broadcast of the conference, Li Zhiwei has climbed about 100 meters high.
Li Zhiwei climbed about 100 meters high.
(Screenshot of conference live broadcast)
[11:32 in the morning] Li Zhiwei stopped, was resting, and had something to eat. He said he had climbed a quarter.
He revealed that looking down from this height, he was not very surprised.
It seems that Li Zhiwei is in good shape today.
[10:45 in the morning] Li Zhiwei said in the live broadcast that he had just climbed 20 meters and reached a place about 30 meters above the ground. He had just eaten a candy.
He said that he didn't think it was so hard to start over a hundred meters. He explained that "the rope is very elastic." He said: "Climb all the way up, let me relax." He said that the climbing position is not directly exposed to the sun, and there is wind blowing in the early stages. After that, he would feel the wind gusts, and he estimated that it would be even more windy again.
[10:15 AM] Li Zhiwei descended along the rope to a position about 9 meters above the ground, preparing for the challenge of climbing.
After the trumpet on the ground, Li Zhiwei began to climb the 320-meter-high Ruxin Square with his hands and in a wheelchair.
Li Zhiwei’s climbing will be divided into 3 stages. The first stage is to climb from the ground to the 31st floor, then the 31st floor to the 65th floor, and finally the 65th floor to the rooftop.
According to reports, Li Zhiwei will climb faster in the first phase of the plan.
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[10:10 in the morning] Li Zhiwei seems to have arrived at the starting position. He raised his phone and waved his hand to take a selfie with the crowd on the ground.
[9:35 in the morning] Li Zhiwei got out to the support of the fire barrier, and then slowly descended along the rope.
[9:15 in the morning] Li Zhiwei left the ground and took the lift on the 31st floor of Nina Plaza to prepare for the challenge.
Including staff, reporters and neighbourhoods, there are about 100 people outside Ruxin Square. Many police officers have visited the site and communicated with the organizer staff. Many notices on "maintain social distancing" have been placed on the building.
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Li Zhiwei also hopes to take advantage of the challenge of "Climbing 300+ City Buildings" to raise funds for the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the University of Hong Kong to purchase rehabilitation equipment such as "mechanical feet" to help patients with spinal cord injury and patients with mobility impairments.
"Baoshan King" Li Zhiwei is physically disabled and will not be disabled next month challenges to climb Nina Plaza in Tsuen Wan in a wheelchair
Lai Zhiwei was once an elite athlete in Hong Kong. He won the Asian Rock Climbing Championship 4 times, and also won the Cheung Chau Bun Mountain Championship and was nicknamed "Bao Mountain King".
However, Li Zhiwei was in a car accident in 2011 and his lower body was paralyzed.
He climbed to the Lion Rock in a wheelchair in 2016, and his story was later adapted into the movie "On the Lion Rock".
[Li Zhiwei’s experience of climbing the Lion Rock was compiled into the movie "On the Lion Rock", starring Lin Dexin and Wei Shiya]
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