These are the transits for July 1, 2026 when Ivan Beerkus/Kuznetsov (first chart) and Angela Nikolau (second chart) climbed to the top of the Empire State Building where they hung a flag that said "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace."

Then they got engaged up there before climbing down.

This stunt is the poster-child of the Mars-Uranus conjunction as they climbed to the top of a 1,400+ feet tall building without safety tethers or a harness, and evaded law enforcement until they came down.

Transits:

This happened as the transiting moon applied to conjunct Pluto and oppose Jupiter in Leo, an opposition about ambition and all-or-nothing opportunities; this was an ambitious stunt with a massive safety risk and had obvious legal repercussions as they're now facing various charges.

Ivan had the Mars-Uranus conjunction on his natal Mercury in Gemini (and possibly his moon depending on TOB).

Transiting Mars-Uranus was also square his natal Chiron, so likely motivated by a need to face or overcome a fear.

He was born with a Mars-Uranus square and this would have been a recurrence transit for him.

Angela had the Mars-Uranus conjunction square her natal Mars in Virgo (and possibly her moon depending on TOB).

She was born with an exact Saturn-Mars opposition, an aspect I see a lot for people who gravitate towards challenging themselves constantly, and the transiting nodes are exactly conjunct this opposition! This was a karmic project and must have felt like she had to do it.

She was going through her Mercury return, transit Mercury having just stationed rx, it might be ruling something important in her chart, maybe her timelord this year?

I know they have a documentary on Netflix "Skywalkers: A Love Story" (3rd chart) about other similar climbs which was released on July 19, 2024 under a Mars-Uranus conjunction in Taurus! (and their Saturn return). I wouldn't be surprised if they've pulled similar stunts under previous Mars-Uranus conjunctions, but couldn't find exact dates for those.

In their synastry, Ivan's mercury squares Angela's Mars and this Mars-Uranus conjunction aspected both. This is a perfect example of how explosive transits aspecting a couple's chart doesn't have to manifest in a negative way, as long as the energy is channeled in a more constructive way, in this case it was climbing the Empire State Building lol

I found this story to be a spot on manifestation of this Mars-Uranus conjunction and the beginning of the Jupiter-Pluto opposition.