Maybe the support is similar in color to the wall and the camera didn't pick it up.

That is the ground floor wall right? The sidewalks right below him? Maybe he's on some kind of ladder? Granted that's no visible either.

Maybe it's a statue of some kind. Some sort of Avant-Garde art of a man climbing the wall. It seems to be all the same color.

but the area I was in was not particularly avant-garde

Close-up...

It looks like you can see the pant cuff hanging down. But it looks like it's in the other picture I found so I guess it's just a very lifelike figure.

At least not a real man.

Here's another image of the same building. Whatever it is is also in this image.

in Google street view. I can see the balcony from the wrong side standing on E. Trade st. to the right and below the right edge of your picture), or from the right side, but too far away standing on S. College St.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Charlotte,+NC+whiskey+river&hl=en&ll=35.225709,-80.841351&spn=0.004084,0.014613&sll=35.227087,-80.843127&sspn=0.575484,0.935211&hq=whiskey+river&hnear=Charlotte,+Mecklenburg,+North+Carolina&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=35.225713,-80.841347&panoid=OM9yV6u4GBVnFaG0Y1gijQ&cbp=11,221.54,,1,-17.65

My friend and I had no good places to climb without driving for hours and hours to find suitable rock. We would amuse ourselves and keep in practice by scaling RR bridges, the edifices of buildings and anything else we could find that was a challenge.

I want someone from the area to drive over and solve this mystery.
If need be, post it in GD and solicit a volunteer.

tomorrow so I will check it out

I couldn't get back uptown and it was driving me crazy thanks, thanks

This was bothering me more than it should.

Now that I see it, that's some awesome street art. It looks like he's going to get away with that keg LOL.

Gotta say, I love, love, love this thread!!!

me

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About halfway down the page are two pictures that include your wall climber.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/dnc2012

MSNBC has their "Experience" there... it is fun