| 1. Ivan Beerkus is a Russian rooftopper and blogger. |
| 2. At a young age, he became interested in rooftopping and urban climbing. |
| 3. In 2013, Ivan won the Best of Russia photo contest under the category 'People. Events. Life.' |
| 4. He became known for climbing very tall buildings and sharing photos and videos online. |
| 5. He climbed famous structures such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Main Building of Moscow State University. |
| 6. He also climbed Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen, Mercury City Tower in Moscow, Shanghai Tower, and CTF Financial Centre in Guangzhou. |
| 7. In 2016, Ivan and his partner, Angela Nikolau, climbed Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, China, along with the crane at the top of the building. |
| 8. In 2022, they both climbed Merdeka 118 in Malaysia, the second-tallest building in the world. |
| 9. Their videos of the Merdeka 118 received 8.6 million views on Instagram. |
| 10. In 2024, the documentary titled, Skywalkers: A Love Story, featuring Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| 11. The rights to the film were acquired by Netflix. |
| 12. On 1 July 2026, Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau came into international news after they climbed the spire of the Empire State Building in New York City. |
