Alain Robert, also known as the 'French Spiderman', climbed the GT International Tower -- 712 feet tall and 47 storeys high -- in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 5, 2024.
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Rediff.com tracks the adventures of the French Spiderman since his early stints in 1997.
The climb was held as part of the 'Education Without Borders 2011' international student conference organised by the UAE's Higher Colleges of Technology.
French "Spiderman", Alain Robert, was arrested on Monday after he scaled a 57-storey Sydney building, without ropes or a harness, to raise awareness about climate change.
Alain Robert, a Frenchman who has earned nickname of 'spider man' for his audacious climbs including Eiffel Tower in Paris, was seeking to draw attention to global warming through his death-defying act. Robert went up the 748-foot skyscraper and unfurled a banner reading, 'Global Warming Kills More People than 9/11 Every Week'.
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