Buckaroo Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 LINK Sep 2nd 2009 By Ian Fortey French Spider-Man in Trouble Again Alain Robert, better known as "that dude on that building there" and sometimes known as Spider-Man thanks to his penchant for climbing up giant structures, has officially made it to the top of one of the world's tallest by scaling the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Spidey tackled the 1,483-foot building just before dawn and, using no safety equipment, made his way to the roof by 7:30, where he busted out the Malaysian flag in celebration. He was then arrested for trespassing. Robert had tried to scale the Petronas Towers twice before and each time was hauled in at the 60th floor by security. He's climbed 85 buildings in his career, including the Eiffel Tower, the Sears Tower, the Empire State Building and Taipei 101, which at the time was the tallest building in the world at 1,667 feet. Surprisingly, scaling buildings is not without peril. Over the course of his career, Robert has had seven falls, the worst from 49 feet, which resulted in numerous fractures. He's been arrested at least eight times, since he rarely gets permission to make the climbs. We know the cops are just doing their jobs, but if there ever actually is a supervillian at the top of one of those buildings, everyone's going to be looking to Robert to save the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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