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Alain Robert

September 2022

  • Alain Robert climbs the Tour Total skyscraper in Paris on Saturday.

    French Spiderman climbs 48-storey skyscraper in Paris aged 60

    Alain Robert scaled the 187-metre Tour Total to show that being 60 is nothing, and that you can still be active

April 2022

  • Sports scientist Anika Frühauf says climbing therapy ‘was shown to reduce depression and anxiety as well as enhance self-efficacy’.

    ‘My head was completely free’: the rise of climbing as therapy

    Supporters of climbing therapy say it can help people focus on the here and now and provide relief from the whirlwind of modern life

28 September 2019

  • 'French Spider-Man' climbs Frankfurt skyscraper – video

    Urban climber Alain Robert scales 153-metre Skyper building in Germany's financial capital before being detained by police

  • Alain Robert waves after climbing the Skyper building in Frankfurt, Germany, in September 2019.

    The adventures of 'French Spiderman' - in pictures

    Alain Robert has climbed many of the world’s tallest buildings, often without permission
  • Alain Robert climbs the Skyper building in Frankfurt.

    German police detain 'French Spiderman' after Frankfurt feat

    Urban climber Alain Robert scales 153-metre Skyper building in financial capital

October 2018

  • Alain Robert: the 'French Spiderman' strikes again - video report

  • Alain Robert climbing the Salesforce Tower

    'French Spiderman' arrested after scaling London tower

April 2015

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    French 'Spiderman' scales Paris's tallest building – video

    Alain Robert, a self-styled French 'Spiderman' scaled Paris' tallest building, the 210-metre high Montparnasse Tower, on Tuesday

May 2013

  • polly morland timid souls

    The Society of Timid Souls by Polly Morland – review

    Polly Morland's study of bravery is full of energy, curiosity and courage, writes Kate Kellaway

February 2013

  • Alain Robert climbing hotel

    Alain Robert climbs 27-storey Habana Libre hotel - video

  • Alain Robert's climb

    Alain Robert scales Havana hotel - in pictures

November 2009

  • Alain Robert

    Experience
    Experience: I climb skyscrapers

    'There's a degree of improvisation. It's like unlocking a puzzle,' says real-life Spiderman Alain Robert

September 2009

  • French 'Spiderman' scales 88-storey Petronas towers

    Alain Robert held by Malaysian police after bare-handed 1,500ft climb with no safety equipment

June 2009

  • Alain Robert, The Human Spider

    French 'Spiderman' arrested after climbing Sydney skyscraper

    Australian police detain Alain Robert, known for climbing the world's tallest buildings without safety equipment

June 2008

  • The French Spiderman is back

    Renowned environmental campaigner and building climber Alain Robert scales the New York Times building to protest against global warming – shortly followed by another brave adventurer

April 2008

  • TV and radio blog
    Last night's TV: The Human Spider

    Alain Robert scales giant buildings without using ropes. It's a bit of a worry for his family

May 2003

  • I'm Spider-Man

    After finding the Alps too disappointing, he took to climbing very tall buildings without ropes. From the Petronas Towers to Canary Wharf, Alain Robert has scaled more than 70 skyscrapers. Yesterday, he conquered the Lloyds building in London. Stephen Moss met him.

October 2002

  • Spiderman strikes

    The real Spiderman, Alain Robert, got stuck three-quarters of the way up London's 800ft No 1 Canada Square tower at Canary Wharf.
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