French Daredevil Spiderman
Alain Robert, a French daredevil who has scaled some of the world's tallest buildings, conquered Cuba's famous Habana Libre
hotel on Feb. 4 without ropes or a safety net — climbing to the top in
about half an hour as hundreds of awed onlookers gasped and cheered from
the streets below.
French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", reacts as he scales to the top of the 165-metre (541-feet) high Singapore Flyer observation wheel in Singapore November 5, 2010.
Alain Robert of France, who is known as "Spiderman", celebrates with
the Cuban national flag on the roof of the Habana Libre hotel in Havana
February 4, 2013. Robert, who scales buildings all over the world
without safety equipment, successfully climbed the hotel which is 126
metres (413 feet) high.
Alain Robert of France, who is known as "Spiderman", climbs up the
Habana Libre hotel in Havana February 4, 2013. Robert, who scales
buildings all over the world without safety equipment, successfully
climbed the hotel which is 126 metres (413 feet) high. Also seen is the
Cuban national flag.
Alain Robert of France, who is known as "Spiderman", climbs up the
Habana Libre hotel as a youth looks out a window in Havana February 4,
2013. Robert, who scales buildings all over the world without safety
equipment, successfully climbed the hotel which is 126 metres (413 feet)
high.
French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the
231 metre First Tower at the La Defense business district outside Paris
May 10, 2012.
People look out of their windows
as French urban climber Alain Robert, known as 'Spiderman', climbs up
the 231 meter high (758 feet) First Tower, the tallest skyscraper in
France, in the La Defense business district in Courbevoie, outside
Paris, Thursday, May 10, 2012.
French climber Alain Robert,
also known as "Spiderman", scales the tallest building in Doha, the
Torch Doha, with a height of 300 metres, in Doha April 12, 2012.
French climber Alain Robert, a
rock climber who has become famous for climbing known buildings
worldwide, climbs the 215m (705 feet) high, 50 floors Bakrie Tower
building in Jakarta March 25, 2012.
French urban climber Alain
Robert, also known as the French Spiderman, celebrates after reaching
the top floor of a 22-storey hotel building in Bucharest October 14,
2011.
French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the
261-metres-high (856.3 feet) Sapphire Tower in Istanbul May 17, 2011.
Sapphire Tower is Turkey's highest building.
French climber Alain Robert,
known as "Spiderman" stands on the tip of the Malaysia's landmark
Petronas Twin Towers after scaling it one of the spires of the 452m
(1,483 ft) tall building, in Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2009.
French climber Alain Robert,
also known as "Spiderman", scales the 165-metre-high (541-feet)
Singapore Flyer observation wheel in Singapore November 5, 2010.
French daredevil climber Alain
Robert, known as "Spiderman", climbs up the April 25 bridge over the
Tagus river in Lisbon August 6, 2007.
French "Spiderman" Alain Robert climbs up the Mercuriales towers in
Bagnolet, eastern Paris March 15, 2006. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Alain Robert of France, who is
known as "Spiderman", climbs up the Habana Libre hotel in Havana
February 4, 2013. Robert, who scales buildings all over the world
without safety equipment, successfully climbed the hotel which is 126
metres (413 feet) high.
Alain Robert of France, who is
known as "Spiderman", climbs the Habana Libre hotel in Havana February
4, 2013. Robert, who scales buildings all over the world without safety
equipment, successfully climbed the hotel which is 126 metres (413 feet)
high.
Alain Robert of France, who is known as "Spiderman", climbs the
Habana Libre hotel in Havana February 4, 2013. Robert, who scales
buildings all over the world without safety equipment, successfully
climbed the hotel which is 126 metres (413 feet) high.
French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", climbs on the Abbey in St-Maurice October 3, 2012.
Alain Robert known as "Spiderman," looks over the edge from the roof
of the Habana Libre hotel in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013.
French climber Alain Robert,
also known as "Spiderman", climbs on a stained glass window of the Abbey
during a recce climb in St-Maurice October 3, 2012. Robert will attempt
to climb the church on October 5, 2012 after a conference.
