Gallery: The Workers Who Snap Selfies Dangling From Skyscrapers

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    Sydney, Australia
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    Lake Garda, Italy
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    Tehran, Iran
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    <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRqgHy2lWZp/">@mia_musillami</a>
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    Texas, USA
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    <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BJnnT1shx_y/">@higji</a>
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    North Sea
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    <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ3x7KWjwaj/">@rope_access_vl</a>
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    Vladivostok, Russia
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    Tereoilovka, Russia
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    North Sea
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    Chelsea Bridge Wharf, London
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    Location unknown
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    <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRrG4JwFd_o/">@altworkschile_ropeaccess</a>
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    Santiago, Chile
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    Ono Dam, Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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    North Sea
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    <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRXj8SxB5Tb/">@all_works_at_height</a>
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    Vlissingen, Netherland
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    Tereoilovka, Russia
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    Mullaghglass Landfill Site, Dunmurry, UK
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