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Climbing lamp posts cross-legged challenge goes viral in China with players often needing rescue

A Chinese woman who tried to copy a recently viral lamp post climbing challenge got herself stuck and had to call the police to rescue…

By Samantha Johnson / April 22, 2026

A Chinese woman who tried to copy a recently viral lamp post climbing challenge got herself stuck and had to call the police to rescue her.

The woman, surnamed Song, from eastern China’s Jiangsu province, was out for an after-dinner walk when she decided to take on the challenge.

One woman, above, found herself unable to uncross her legs wrapped around the pole and had to be rescued by an emergency crew. Photo: Sina
One woman, above, found herself unable to uncross her legs wrapped around the pole and had to be rescued by an emergency crew. Photo: Sina

The self-rescue challenge requires people to cross their legs around a lamp post, remain in a sitting position then try to free themselves.

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As easy as this may sound, many people have been shocked to discover that they could not uncross their legs.

The challenge descended into farce when people were forced to seek the help of families, passers-by, food delivery riders and the police to extricate themselves.

The man above tried to execute the cross-legged challenge on a pole in a playpark. Photo: Sina
The man above tried to execute the cross-legged challenge on a pole in a playpark. Photo: Sina

In Song’s case, she found herself more tightly stuck to the lamp post the more she struggled to free herself.

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