Alain Robert

• ‘French Spider-Man’ free climbs Paris skyscraper to raise funds for Notre Dame reno

  "Because there's no money left in the government coffers, the cathedral is falling into disrepair," he told Reuters ahead of the climb and eventual arrest.

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  Mar 25, 2019
  
• ‘French Spider-Man’ arrested after scaling London’s Heron Tower

  Robert climbed the 202-metre Heron Tower without ropes or safety gear as police cordoned off the building, closed roads and ushered spectators away.

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  Oct 25, 2018
  
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• WATCH: French ‘Spiderman’ climbs Barcelona skyscraper harness-free

  French "Spiderman" Alain Robert scaled one of the tallest skyscrapers in Barcelona without a harness on Friday.

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  Nov 25, 2016
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• WATCH: ‘Spiderman’ climbs twisting Dubai tower with only chalk and sticky tape

  A French climber has scaled one of Dubai's tallest skyscrapers, relying on just chalk and sticky tape on his fingertips to help him up the 75-storey high Cayan Tower in the emirate's glitzy marina area.

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  Apr 13, 2015