"French Spiderman" climbs Ariane building in Paris

French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the 152 metre Ariane Tower at the La Defense business district outside Paris October 8, 2009.REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Finally, a man nicknamed the "French Spiderman" has exhibited his awesome skyscraper-climbing skills by scaling the 152-meter Ariane building in Paris.

Using his bare hands and without assistance, 47-year-old Alain Robert, managed to make it to the top of the 33-floor skyscraper in just 36 minutes on Thursday.

Police arrived at the building while Robert was climbing. Following his ascent they took him to a nearby station, but no formal charges were brought against him and he left within the hour.

Source: CCTV. com

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