Alain Robert (born August 7, 1962 in Digoin, Saône-et-Loire (71) - Bourgogne, France as Robert Alain Philippe) is a French rock and urban climber. Nicknamed after the Marvel Comics character "Spider-Man," or "The Human Spider" he is famous for scaling skyscrapers, mountains and an iceberg believed to have sunk the Titanic.
Saturday, August 21, 1999 Published at 14:13 GMT 15:13 UK
Alain Robert caught on camera about 80 floors up...
A Frenchman, calling himself "Spiderman", has climbed one of the tallest buildings in the world, the Sears Tower in Chicago.
French Spiderman Scales Four Seasons
Alain Robert, a French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman," climbs up the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Robert is climbing in Hong Kong to raise awareness for rising global warming emissions.
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