Man climbs tallest building in the City of London... with no harness
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THIS is the moment a skyscraper climber, dubbed Spiderman, scaled one of London's tallest buildings - without a harness.
Frenchman Alain Robert was filmed today nimbly, but illegally, making his way up the glass clad Heron Tower.
The 56-year-old daredevil, who is known for scaling skyscrapers with his bare hands, said before his climb: "I fully feel alive when my life is at stake. It may sound a bit scary and crazy but this is the way it is."
Today Robert, whose feats have included climbing Dubai's 2,717ft (828m) Burj Khalifa, took on the tall building in the City of London.
The illegal ascent of the 662ft (202m) tower - now known as the Salesforce Tower - saw cops arrived and cordon off traffic and pedestrians in the area below.
Slight Mr Robert "always" carries his passport in a chalk bag "because it is very reassuring for the authorities" when he is arrested.
Chalk slightly improves the friction between his skin and the building but he also tapes his fingers and wears wafer-thin gloves to try to stop them being shredded by the "aggressive" building.
It is thought he only decided which building he was going to tackle from a three-strong shortlist on Monday.
He said: "I saw it. I touched it a bit. I tried it just a tiny bit.
"I am not really knowing much. It is only really when I start climbing that I know. I need to feel it.
"There has been 44 years in which I have been climbing. This is what I know as a way of living and expressing myself and living my dreams, my passion and living my life as fully as I can.
"Definitely it it dangerous. I have a certain knowledge. I have a solid background."
"It is never easy for family having a dad who is doing that kind of stuff but they are used to it. They never asked me to change my lifestyle.
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Frenchman Alain Robert was filmed today nimbly, but illegally, making his way up the glass clad Heron Tower.
The 56-year-old daredevil, who is known for scaling skyscrapers with his bare hands, said before his climb: "I fully feel alive when my life is at stake. It may sound a bit scary and crazy but this is the way it is."
Today Robert, whose feats have included climbing Dubai's 2,717ft (828m) Burj Khalifa, took on the tall building in the City of London.
The illegal ascent of the 662ft (202m) tower - now known as the Salesforce Tower - saw cops arrived and cordon off traffic and pedestrians in the area below.
Slight Mr Robert "always" carries his passport in a chalk bag "because it is very reassuring for the authorities" when he is arrested.
Chalk slightly improves the friction between his skin and the building but he also tapes his fingers and wears wafer-thin gloves to try to stop them being shredded by the "aggressive" building.
It is thought he only decided which building he was going to tackle from a three-strong shortlist on Monday.
He said: "I saw it. I touched it a bit. I tried it just a tiny bit.
"I am not really knowing much. It is only really when I start climbing that I know. I need to feel it.
"There has been 44 years in which I have been climbing. This is what I know as a way of living and expressing myself and living my dreams, my passion and living my life as fully as I can.
"Definitely it it dangerous. I have a certain knowledge. I have a solid background."
"It is never easy for family having a dad who is doing that kind of stuff but they are used to it. They never asked me to change my lifestyle.
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