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WebJan 13, 2024 · French urban climber Alain Robert, well known as "Spiderman", raises his arms as he finished to climb the Total tower in the Paris business district of La Defense, Monday, Jan 13, 2024, in support of the transport strikes. ... the French Spiderman who scales the world’s tallest buildings, climbed a skyscraper in Paris’ La Defense business ... Alain Robert (born as Robert Alain Philippe on 7 August 1962) is a French rock climber and urban climber. Known as "the French Spider-Man" (after the comic character Spider-Man) or "the Human Spider", Robert is famous for his free solo climbing, scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except … See more Because authorities do not normally give him permission for such dangerous exploits, Robert will appear at dawn on the site of whichever giant skyscraper he has chosen to climb. His exploits attract crowds of … See more In a 2005 interview, Robert said that he has fallen seven times in his life. The worst was his fall in September 1982. On 18 January … See more • Faust Challenger of the Year (2011), Japan See more • Official Website – includes a number of photos • Audio interview with Alain Robert by amateur podcasters Happy Trail Mix See more Robert has climbed landmarks including the Burj Khalifa, Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House and the Montparnasse Tower as well as other of the world's tallest skyscrapers, most of them performed free-solo. On 20 March 1997, … See more Robert's autobiography, With Bare Hands, was first published in English in 2008. It features his development into a famous urban climber from … See more • Harry Gardiner • Dan Goodwin • Ivan Kristoff • Philippe Petit See more tengmujx

WebMay 25, 2010 · Defying Gravity: 'Birdman' and 'French Spiderman'. Winged flier and French climber talk about fear in superhuman exploits. May 26, 2010 -- Alain Robert and Jeb Corliss are two men who've never met ... WebA French free-climber has completed his latest daredevil stunt by scaling one of Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers, the Emirates Cayan Tower, in the heart of the c... WebApr 13, 2009 · He was pretty sure that the climber had to be the French Spiderman. He was excited, both to witness someone climbing the building and also in the way that people get around celebrities, or maybe ... teng muren