Published 16:50 IST, September 30th 2019

French 'spiderman' arrested after climbing a skyscraper in Germany

A climber known as the “French Spiderman” climbed a high rise-building in the German city of Frankfurt after which he was arrested for climbing illegally

Reported by: Bhavya Sukheja
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A climber kwn as 'French Spiderman' climbed a high rise-building in German city of Frankfurt. Alain Robert reportedly took approximately 20 minutes to climb 42 floors “Skyper” tower without any safety equipment causing passerby to stop and take pictures. After reaching ground, 57-year-old was reportedly arrested by local police as he didn't have any official permission. Robert specialises in unsanctioned ascents of tall buildings. He recently also climbed a Hong Kong skyscrapper and attached a banner featuring Hong Kong and Chinese flag which symbolized peace between citizens and government. 

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Previous expeditions

Alain Robert has climbed many table structures around world including Burj Khalifa, Sydney Opera House, Eiffel Tower and many more. Back in 2003, he legally climbed National Bank of Abu Dhabi which was reportedly watched by 100,000 spectators. In 2018, French climber was supposedly banned from climbing any building in Britain after scaling one of London's tallest buildings without ropes and without permission after which he appeared in front of London court and allegedly received a 20-week suspension and $7000 fine. He was also paid to scale buildings for publicity. He was reportedly paid $18,000 to climb Lloyd's building to promote premiere of movie Spider-man on a British television channel.

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human Spider

Robert is a French rock climber and urban climber who is also kwn as ' French Spider-man' or ' Human Spider'. He is kwn for scaling skyscrapers without using climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes. He has reportedly faced a lot of injuries during his journey. Robert told an international media outlet that he has fallen seven times in his life, furr ding that his worst fall was at of 20. He was apparently in a coma for five days and fractured both forearms, his elbow, pelvis, and se. He damd one of his nerves, leaving him partially paralyzed.

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RE: French 'Spiderman' Arrested After Climbing Frankfurt Skyscraper

12:06 IST, September 30th 2019