The daredevil 'Dallas Buyers Club' star and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman said climbing the New York City skyscraper had been a longtime personal goal.
The daredevil"Dallas Buyers Club" star and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman said climbing the New York City skyscraper had been a longtime personal goal
"I was more excited than nervous to tell you the truth," Leto said."But I have to be honest, it was very, very hard. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be.Leto, 51, showed off the evidence of those sharp corners when he held up his bloody left hand. Leto reached the part of the building that lights up and then climbed all three of its tiers until he completed his ascent at the ice shield, which is at the base of the building's famous antenna."I made it to the top, and I was just saying, I saw my mother in the window of the 80th floor, and that was a nice surprise," Leto said.
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