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| Born | August 7, 1962 |
| Hometown | Digoin, France |
| Height | 5'5" (1.65m) |
| Spouse | Nicole |
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'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper as protest against pension law
- A free climber known as the "French Spiderman" scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France. "I'm here to show my support for those who oppose the pension reform," he told Reuters before starting his ascent of the 150-metre (492 foot) skyscrapper in Paris' La Defense business district.
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'French Spider-Man' scales Total tower in support of pension strikes
Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spider-Man", on Monday scaled the Tour Total, a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris, to demonstrate support for workers striking against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans. Robert, 57, stood with both arms aloft after reaching the summit of the 187-metre (613-foot) high tower, which stands in the French capital's business district, La Defense. "I am trying to use my fame for something I find meaningful," Robert told Reuters, adding that
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French 'spiderman' climbs HK tower, hoists reconciliation flag amid mass protests
French "spiderman" climber Alain Robert scaled a 68-storey skyscraper in Hong Kong on Friday to hoist a flag symbolizing reconciliation between China and the territory as weeks of escalating pro-democracy protests show no signs of abating. Using his bare hands and without a harness, Robert clambered up Cheung Kong Center located in the central business district and secured a large banner on the building's exterior. The sign positioned China's flag in the left hand corner with Hong Kong's flag
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French 'spiderman' Alain Robert climbs Hong Kong skyscraper to unfurl 'peace banner'
Daredevil Alain Robert – dubbed the ’French Spiderman’ – climbed a Hong Kong skyscraper on Friday and unfurled a "peace banner" as the financial hub is rocked by historic political unrest. The 57-year-old adventurer, who specialises in unsanctioned ascents of tall buildings, shimmied up the 68-storey Cheung Kong Centre in Hong Kong’s main business district in hot and humid conditions on Friday morning. During the climb he attached a banner featuring the Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as well as tw
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Shard climber admits he was lucky not to be arrested, says he did it to encourage others to 'chase dreams'
George King scaled the 1,017ft building without any rope on Monday.
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'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper harness-free
Dubbed the "French Spiderman", Alain Robert scaled a skyscraper in Paris on Monday without a harness to raise funds for the renovation of Notre-Dame cathedral. Robert halted regularly to chalk his hands. Robert has climbed more than 100 structures including the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Burj al Khalifa in Dubai, as well as the same tower in Paris in 2016.
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CORRECTED-'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper harness-free
Dubbed the "French Spiderman," Alain Robert scaled a skyscraper in Paris on Monday without a harness to raise funds for the renovation of Notre-Dame cathedral. Robert halted regularly to chalk his hands. Robert has climbed more than 100 structures including the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Burj al Khalifa in Dubai, as well as the same tower in Paris in 2016.
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Don’t even try this: ‘French Spiderman’ Alain Robert climbs 700-ft. Makati tower
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, no it's a plane. No, it's … the "French Spiderman" climbing a Makati City tower. French urban climber Alain Robert climbed the G.T. International Tower in Makati City earlier today, a feat captured by multiple netizens who posted videos of him on social media. The tower is ... This article, Don't even try this: 'French Spiderman' Alain Robert climbs 700-ft. Makati tower, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company. Want more Coconu
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French 'Spider Man' returns, scales one of London's tallest buildings without a rope
French "Spider-Man" climber Alain Robert is back at it again, scaling one of London’s tallest buildings on Thursday — without ropes. The catch? He got arrested at the top. SEE ALSO: 'Spider-Man' climbs 38-story skyscraper without a rope in 30 minutes According to Reuters, the 56-year-old climber made it to the top of London's Heron Tower in an hour. Standing 230 metres (755 feet) high, it's one of the highest buildings in the city, so scaling this thing without any support in sight is seriously
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French 'Spiderman' climbs London's 230-meter Heron Tower, gets arrested
Alain Robert has climbed more than 150 skyscrapers around the world, including Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building and the Eiffel Tower.
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French 'spiderman' climbs London's 230-metre Heron Tower, gets arrested
French "spiderman" climber Alain Robert scaled one of London's tallest buildings without ropes on Thursday - only to get arrested at the top. The 56-year-old took an hour to clamber up the 230 metre (755 ft) Heron Tower in the city's financial district. "I'm not crazy," he told Sky News before the climb.
