Topic: Alain Robert

French Spiderman climbs Bucharest hotel

The self-styled "French Spiderman" on Friday climbed up one of Bucharest's tallest buildings, the Hotel Intercontinental, as part of a publicity campaign.Alain Robert, 48, crawled up balcony after balcony of the 22-storey building, using a rope and a harness.Some ...

Photos of the Day, May 17, 2011

Photos of the Day selected by the Photo Editors of the National Post. . View yesterday's gallery. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani. An Afghan man looks out...

"French spiderman" conquers world's tallest tower

The self-styled "French Spiderman" braved a strong desert wind to climb the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, in what organisers of the challenge in Dubai hailed as a memorable feat.Alain Robert, 48, scaled the exterior of the glass and steel ...

"Spiderman" climbs word's tallest building in Dubai

DUBAI (Reuters Life!) - A French daredevil urban climber on Monday scaled the world's tallest building, the 828-meter (2,717-foot) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, fighting winds that delayed his ascent for hours.Alain Robert, 48, who is also known as the French ...

Frenchman begins climbing world's tallest tower

0 . Just before sunset Monday, a French skyscraper climber who calls himself "Spiderman" started to pull his way up the side of the world's tallest ...

'French spiderman' takes on world's tallest tower

After scaling the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sydney Opera House, the "French Spiderman" now has his sights set on the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in the cosmopolitan Gulf emirate of Dubai.Alain Robert, 48, is due Monday to climb ...
? We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. This is a quote from one of the most renowned free solo climbers,??Alain Robert, also known as ?Spiderman?. He holds several world records and ...

Alain Robert

Alain Robert climbed a 73-story Hong Kong skyscraper on February 16, 2009. Robert was detained and questioned by Hong Kong police following his ascent, but was later released without charges. French 'Spider Man' climbs up New York Times building (June 5, 2008 ...
Alain Robert?aka Spiderman , thrilled on-lookers once again scaling the 718 foot Aroura Place building in Sydney Australia. He has been known to drape banners on the sides of buildings in support of his cause (making people aware of the effects of ...

Jyothi, Spiderman from India

Of course we do.I think everyone know Spiderman. Maybe Spiderman is one of his inspiration to act like this. He not realize about his ability since working on construction company. And now he much better.He want to tested his ability ...