Published 15:06 IST, October 3rd 2020
French 'Spiderman' climbs 166-meter high building in Frankfurt within minutes; watch video
Alain Robert also known as ‘Spiderman’, is a French Climber who climbed one of Frankfurt’s tallest buildings. Robert is now facing a criminal investigation.
On October 1, French Climber Alain Robert who is also known as the French ‘Spiderman’ was seen on top of Frankfurt’s tallest buildings wearing a silver suit and cowboy boots. According to the German police, Robert is now facing a criminal investigation and a fine for his latest stunt. AP has uploaded various pictures and a video on its Youtube handle. Baffled by the stunt, netizens have deemed the video as, “Suicide Squad”.
(Image Credits: AP)
(Image Credits: AP)
'Suicide Squad'
The stunt man climbed to the top of rail company Deutsche Bahn office building in Frankfurt. This building is considered to be one of the tallest buildings in Germany’s financial capital as it is 166 meter high. As a result of this stunt, there have been three complaints registered against the man. The first complaint includes trespassing which has been filed by Deutsche Bahn. Second requires him to pay the cost of the police operation to secure the area during the stunt. Third complaint involves a drone that his team used to film the climb. The drone did not have the needed authorization. Also, it could lead to another fine.
The 2 minutes long video shows Rober climbing up the building. Uploadd on October 1, the video has 1,474 views. Baffled by the stunt, netizens have bombarded the comment section. Making a sarcastic remark, one person wrote, "I'm sure if they designed the ladder better he would have made it up alot Quicker".
(Image Credits: AP)
Updated 15:05 IST, October 3rd 2020