U of T's friendly neighbourhood spiderman
By Graham F Scott

Kristoff is the brains and brawn behind Eiger Rope Access Work Inc., his company that goes places other companies can't.

"It specializes in inaccessible places," he said, such as perilously narrow ledges on the sides of buildings, rough terrain where ground vehicles couldn't move fast enough, and, in one case, the underside of the SkyDome.

His stunt with Mel Lastman in September was a demonstration of how Kristoff works; he showed off his skills to participants in the mayor's annual charity golf tournament. But Kristoff finally got his wish to hoist a city official skyward in October when he traveled to his native Bulgaria: he hooked Daniela Ryseva, a mayoral candidate in the city of Shumen, onto his ropes and hauled her up the side of a building.