Russian woman reveals experience breaking into Merdeka 118 Tower
Angela and a screenshot of her twitter post.
The woman known as Angela Nikolau shared her story on Twitter on Wednesday of her entire journey and how she managed to enter the tower incognito
Angela shared several images and a 7 second video of her climbing the tower.
"I fell in love with the Merdeka 118 Tower the moment I saw it. I felt an instant spiritual connection.
"Such a majestic building in the middle of an amazing city, that I had to discover and share the views with others," she tweeted
The woman said she rented an apartment with a view of the tower to monitor and observe the building before breaking into it.
"I spent several weeks finding out important details I needed to know before conducting my mission ," she elaborated
Angela in disguise when she snuck into the building.
Angela said her mission started with disguising herself in a hijab, glasses and a uniform to stay inconspicuous.
"I ran the first 32 floors and got overheated, I had to lie down on the concrete floor naked to cool down a little bit. I drank all the water I had," she said.
She shared her panic when she was almost found while she was resting, the moment I relaxed I realised I got detected and the nightmare started for me
"I found shelter in a small concrete box where I could not even stretch my legs. I didn't know then I'd have to spend more than 20 hours there," she said.
Angela shared that she did not have any food, water or sleep after 25 hours.
"I had no food, no water and no sleep. I couldn't stretch my legs and my whole body was stiff and aching.
"I couldn't even cry because the workers were right next to me and they could hear my sobs and could have handed me over to security. Worst time of my life," she said on her Twitter account.
Angela said she had to resume her mission three hours later or else she would be too weak.
"I needed to brace myself and start doing something. Luckily the workers had a break and I could come out and run to the summit," she said.
Angela said she climbed the 53 storey tower while carrying a 15 kilogram duffle bag.
"I'm not sure I'd climb it if I knew how high it was. After I finished climbing, I did not feel my arms and could not lift them," she said of her daredevil mission.
She said her spirits were lifted when she saw the views from the tower.
"It was the rainy season so I expected milky clouds and a grey landscape. Instead I saw rays of sunshine and incredible beauty.
"It was my personal miracle. I felt awake and powerful again. It was all worth it," she said.
The woman said the climb was one of the hardest she had in her life, but it was an extraordinary experience.
"The climb was the hardest one of my life and I'm not sure I'd be able to do it again, but the beauty I saw and could capture and share with you is incredible," she said.
Angela stated she would be uploading a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) specifically for Merdeka 118 tower tomorrow.
"I want someone else to own this achievement too," she said.
The recent viral images of the couple Ivan Beerkus and Angela at the peak of the second highest building in the world was uploaded on SkyscraperCity.com.
On Dec 29, police received a report from the Merdeka 118 Tower Management team regarding the Russian couple trespassing and climbing the tower.
PNM Merdeka Ventures Sdn Berhad (PMVSB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) said it would give full cooperation to the authorities regarding the actions of the couple who climbed to the top of Merdeka 118 Tower.
