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Real Life Spider-Man – Alain Robert

// June 3rd, 2007 // Fun Whatnot, Newsy Goodness

Dee sent me along an article from the Boston Globe about Alain Robert. This self proclaimed “Spider-Man” has been climbing the world’s tallest buildings with no equipment or safety nets.

Most recently the 44-year-old climbed the 88-story Jin Mao Tower. He was up and down in a mere 90 minutes, upon reaching the ground, he was promptly arrested. The list of buildings and structures he has climbed is amazing, including: Golden Gate Bridge, Luxor Pyramid, Sears Tower, Empire State Building, Sydney Opera House, Petronas Twin Towers, Taipei 101, and more!

Alain Robert makes me think of real life Daredevil – Ben Underwood and the parkour stylings of David Belle.

Surprisingly, he isn’t alone in his passion for this type of behavior. The term for this is buildering or urban climbing, structuring, or stegophily. The activity first originated at Cambridge in the 1890′s with Geoffrey Winthrop Young and has just grown ever since. Its still very rare and Robert is certainly the current leader in this.

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