On October 8, 2024, in Chongqing, a mountainous city in southwestern China, a video showed a man climbing a nearly vertical hillside using only his feet.

Dressed in a purple shirt and green pants, he confidently kept his hands behind his back, walking up and down the steep incline without losing balance. While the man seemed to move effortlessly, others around him struggled to inch up or down, using both hands and feet.

Chinese viewers were amazed at his core strength, speculating that few could manage such a feat—even joking that Michael Jackson himself couldn’t achieve this. Some questioned if the camera angle was altered, but nearby trees appeared naturally upright, suggesting the footage was real.