French 'Spiderman' Alain Robert arrested after climbing Sydney's Lumiere building
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A French skyscraper climber nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested today after scaling a 57-storey building in Sydney with his bare hands. Alain Robert, known for climbing some of the world's tallest and best-known buildings without ropes or other equipment, was detained at the top of the Lumiere...Read Full Story
SYDNEY ( Reuters Life!) - A French daredevil climber who has scaled skyscrapers around the world was arrested in Sydney on Monday after climbing a 57-storey building and into the arms of waiting police. Alain Robert , 48, who is also known as the French Spiderman, was taken into police custody when he reached the top of the 57-storey Lumiere Building in central Sydney on Monday morning. Robert, 48, took 20 minutes to scale the 151 meter (495 feet) tall building using just his bare hands and...Read Full Story
Alain Robert wants the world to know he takes his "French Spiderman" moniker very seriously. Famous for not revealing which building he plans to climb in advance, the French climber scaled all 27 stories of the 450-foot-tall Hang Seng Bank headquarters in Hong Kong with his bare hands, to the delight of cheering fans below. Despite not having official permission to scale the walls of the building, the 48-year-old daredevil was reportedly allowed to walk away without charges. "At the end of...Read Full Story
A French (Alain Robert the SpidermanSYDNEY) guy who is famous with his other name "Spiderman", was got arrested after climbing a skyscraper. He was arrested on Monday for climbing the 57 stories skyscraper without safety rope. The goal of the climb is to foster the public awareness of climate change. Alain Robert climb the 150-meters tall Lumiere Apartment in Center Sydney. All the persons present there were got stunned by his stunned, and everybody cheered him for his deed. The French guy...Read Full Story
A French climber dubbed "Spiderman" for scaling skyscrapers without ropes or equipment pleaded not guilty Friday to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt in Australia . Alain Robert , 48, who clambered bare-handed up a 56-storey central Sydney apartment block to raise awareness about climate change, appeared in court to deny charges of endangering the safety of others. "I was not endangering people... there was no point for me to plead guilty," said Robert. "Why should I plead guilty...Read Full Story
LUXEMBOURG, December 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
On Wednesday 14 December, Alain Robert climbed one of the tallest buildings in the Paris business district, La Defense, to highlight his successful partnership with the Mecca World Group. Both Alain Robert and Mecca World Group share the same...
What do the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, and the Golden Gate Bridge have in common? All three are part of a growing list of almost 100 structures that have been ropelessly scaled by the world’s preeminent urban climber, French-born Alain Robert.
Alain Robert is a French climber known for having scaled numerous skyscrapers. His nickname is 'Spiderman' after the popular comic book. Find more pictures, videos and articles about Alain Robert here.
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