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He is known as Spider-man (literally the "human spider") because he spends his life climbing giant skyscrapers around the world... most often without safety equipment!
His name is Alain Robert, he's from France.
Yesterday he scaled the 413 ft. Habana Libre Hotel in Havana, Cuba... shown above... without safety equipment!
But this was not his first urban climb sans-safety equipment. He's been at it for 30+ years.
Here is a short list of high-rise buildings he has climbed which are more than 1,000 feet tall...
- Empire State Building in NYC ... 1994
- 1,250 feet high
- Eiffel Tower in Paris, France ... 1996 and 1997
- 1,027 feet high
- Sydney Tower in Sydney, Australia ... 1997
- 1,047 feet high
- Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia ... 1997 and 2007
- arrested on the 60th floor - both times
- Willis Tower in Chicago ... 1999
- 1,453 feet high
- Taipei 101 in Taiwan ... 2004
- 1,667 feet high
- Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lampur ... 2009 (third time)
- 1,483 feet high - made it to the top
- Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, China ... 2007
- 1,143 feet high
- Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE ... 2011
- 2,717 feet high - tallest in the world ... he partially used a harness on this one
Some were legal climbs. Some were not. But few (if any) of these climbs were safe!
How could we help this "Spider-man"? First, recommend he stop climbing buildings!
Then, have him look at some Safety Equipment :-)
Then, have him look at some Safety Equipment :-)
- Fall Protection
- Safety Harness
- Rescue Helmet
- Safety Glasses
- Rope Gloves
- Climbing Rope and Equipment
- Carabiners
If all else fails ... at least have him carry a parachute!
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