The Chinese climber falls from 62nd floor, providing the money for his mother's recovery

A well - known Chinese climber has died during the performance of a bold rock trick for a commercial brand.

Wu Younging had collected thousands of followers on the Weibo social network for his dramatic short videos showing that he had climbed to the top of high buildings without the use of security equipment.

Concern grew among his fans when he stopped posting updates in November.

Now it becomes known that he died after he fell from a 62-story building in Changsha City.

Chinese media report that he was sharing in a challenge to earn a considerable amount of money.

The 26-year-old died on November 8th, but his death was confirmed by his girlfriend in a post in Chinese social media a month later.

The so-called “rooftoping” climbing the city's very high security buildings has become increasingly popular worldwide in recent years.

Wu's posts in Weibo warned his viewers not to imitate his dangerous shows. He had martial arts training, and had previously participated in certain television and film productions.

But it was his post at the top of buildings, which brought him considerable attention to social media, and, according to local media reports, proved more profitable.

A family member was quoted as saying that she was taking part in a climbing challenge of 100,000 yen (11,300 pounds), although the nature of the competition and its sponsor was unclear.

He planned to propose the engagement of the girlfriend (day after the challenge),” quoted his South China Morning uncle.

He needed the money for the wedding, and for medical treatment for his sick mother”.

In Weibo, friends and fans had a mixed response to the news.

Charlie 7U posted a photo taken with Mr. Wu, saying: “He went a little over the top, trying to always achieve things that are beyond his”.

“I saved once again ... we stopped playing together,” he added.

Another user asked: “Why would you look for attention in such a dangerous way, only for your fans?

I got paid after I realized from the news that you were doing everything to pay for your mother's hospital treatment. You're one of those people in this world, you'll do anything for your loved ones, absolutely everything.

The roofing trend of buildings is popular worldwide in highly developed cities. Despite security concerns, many mountaineers insist that the use of safety equipment be removed from the experience.

When you start wearing security equipment is where you have doubts and when you have doubts, then things can go wrong”, UK climber James Kington told the BBC.

This completely changes the way you look at things. You see everything as an opportunity and not walls that limit”.