Alain Robert

French 'Spiderman' Alain Robert arrested after climbing Sydney's Lumiere building By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 9:17 AM on 30th August 2010 Add to My Stories 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 building.He had...Read Full Story

Washington, May 11: Alain Robert, who has been dubbed as the 'French Spiderman', scaled the recently heightened First tower in La Defense business district west of Paris on Thursday. - Indiatalkies.comRead 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

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 also...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 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? I...Read Full Story

A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Monday after scaling a 57-story 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 arrested at the top of the Lumiere building downtown.He climbed the building in about 20 minutes, as dozens of people watched from below."I'm sad he's been arrested, but hopefully he'll get out soon and we can have some champagne," said...Read Full Story

Article from: A REAL-LIFE Spiderman has descended on Sydney and is coming down to earth after scaling a 41-storey building - with police waiting to arrest him. See the dare devil act l VIDEO: Spiderman in Sydney Crazy Frenchman Alain "Spiderman" Roberts scales a 41 storey Sydney building earlier today without the use of ropes or a harness. Produced by Adam Taylor Play12345Loading…Please login to rate a video.You can't rate an advertisement.(14 votes)A REAL-LIFE Spiderman scaled a 41-storey...Read Full Story

A French climber ascends the tallest skyscraper in France without ropes. Weird News – Funny and strange news – How About ThatRead Full Story

A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Monday after scaling a 57-story 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 arrested at the top of the Lumiere building downtown.He climbed the building in about 20 minutes, as dozens of people watched from below."I'm sad he's been arrested, but hopefully he'll get out soon and we can have some champagne," said...Read Full Story