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== KK == · 02-03-07, 12:54

Ajab marmoolakie

khode SpiderMande

Chan sall pish omade Bood Abu Dubai az Sakhtemoon National Bank raft bala

Alain Robert (born August 7, 1962 in Valence, Dr�me, France as Robert Alain Philippe) is a rock and urban climber. Nicknamed "Spider-Man," Robert is a solo urban climber, free climbing high rocks and up the sheer, smooth exteriors of skyscrapers.

Overview
While other famous urban climbers sometimes used clamps or suction cups, Robert uses no tools or safety devices of any kind. Using only his bare hands and climbing shoes, Robert has scaled more than 70 giant structures around the globe including many of the world's tallest structures.

Robert began climbing as a young boy, scaling rock cliffs in the area around his home. His buildering career began at the age of 12 when he forgot his keys and was locked out of his parents' eighth-floor apartment. Instead of waiting for them to return home, Alain simply scaled the exterior wall to his home.

At the ages of 19 and 20 he suffered two accidents, where he fell 15 metres and suffered multiple fractures and permanent vertigo. The doctors considered him 66 percent handicapped and told him he would not be able to climb again. However, in 6 months he was back to climbing. He kept taking on more and more challenging structures and improving his skills. He polished his rock-climbing skills in the French Alps before turning to buildings.

There is an award-winning documentary about him titled Alain Robert is Spider-Man.

Notable climbs
A few of the more than 70 skyscrapers and monuments climbed by Alain Robert:

Sydney, Australia � Sydney Tower and the Sydney Opera House
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil � Hotel Vermont
Montreal, Quebec, Canada � Crown Plaza Hotel
Hong Kong, China
ATV Asia Building
Nec Building
The Far East Financial Center
The Cheung Kong Centre
London
One Canada Square
Lloyd's building
Paris, France
Eiffel Tower
Grande Arche at La D�fense
Obelisk in Place de la Concorde
Tour Montparnasse
Tour Cristal at Front De Seine
Mercurial Towers at Bagnolet
Frankfurt, Germany � Dresdner Bank Tower
Milan, Italy � Banca di Milano building
Tokyo, Japan � Shinjuku Center Building
Warsaw, Poland � Marriott Hotel
Johannesburg, South Africa � IBM Tower
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates � National Bank of Abu Dhabi and the Etisalat building --> I saw this one

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority [ADIA], Headquarters Building, UAE
United States of America
Empire State Building � New York City
Sears Tower � Chicago, Illinois
Golden Gate Bridge � San Francisco, California
Blue Cross Tower � Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Luxor Hotel pyramid � Las Vegas, Nevada
Tampere, Finland � Hotel Ilves
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia � Petronas Twin Towers (arrested at the 60th floor)
Sabah, Malaysia � Sabah Foundation Building (for fund raising)
Taiwan � Taipei 101
Venezuela � Parque Central Torre
Barcelona � Torre Agbar
Lisbon � Torre Vasco da Gama
He has said that his next climb will probably be in South Korea.

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== KK == Forum God Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,194 Credits: 7,586 Thanks: 272 Thanked 203 Times in 108 Posts	Alain Robert - [French SPIDER MAN] Ajab marmoolakie khode SpiderMande Chan sall pish omade Bood Abu Dubai az Sakhtemoon National Bank raft bala Alain Robert (born August 7, 1962 in Valence, Dr�me, France as Robert Alain Philippe) is a rock and urban climber. Nicknamed "Spider-Man," Robert is a solo urban climber, free climbing high rocks and up the sheer, smooth exteriors of skyscrapers. Overview While other famous urban climbers sometimes used clamps or suction cups, Robert uses no tools or safety devices of any kind. Using only his bare hands and climbing shoes, Robert has scaled more than 70 giant structures around the globe including many of the world's tallest structures. Robert began climbing as a young boy, scaling rock cliffs in the area around his home. His buildering career began at the age of 12 when he forgot his keys and was locked out of his parents' eighth-floor apartment. Instead of waiting for them to return home, Alain simply scaled the exterior wall to his home. At the ages of 19 and 20 he suffered two accidents, where he fell 15 metres and suffered multiple fractures and permanent vertigo. The doctors considered him 66 percent handicapped and told him he would not be able to climb again. However, in 6 months he was back to climbing. He kept taking on more and more challenging structures and improving his skills. He polished his rock-climbing skills in the French Alps before turning to buildings. There is an award-winning documentary about him titled Alain Robert is Spider-Man. Notable climbs A few of the more than 70 skyscrapers and monuments climbed by Alain Robert: Sydney, Australia � Sydney Tower and the Sydney Opera House Rio de Janeiro, Brazil � Hotel Vermont Montreal, Quebec, Canada � Crown Plaza Hotel Hong Kong, China ATV Asia Building Nec Building The Far East Financial Center The Cheung Kong Centre London One Canada Square Lloyd's building Paris, France Eiffel Tower Grande Arche at La D�fense Obelisk in Place de la Concorde Tour Montparnasse Tour Cristal at Front De Seine Mercurial Towers at Bagnolet Frankfurt, Germany � Dresdner Bank Tower Milan, Italy � Banca di Milano building Tokyo, Japan � Shinjuku Center Building Warsaw, Poland � Marriott Hotel Johannesburg, South Africa � IBM Tower Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates � National Bank of Abu Dhabi and the Etisalat building --> I saw this one Abu Dhabi Investment Authority [ADIA], Headquarters Building, UAE United States of America Empire State Building � New York City Sears Tower � Chicago, Illinois Golden Gate Bridge � San Francisco, California Blue Cross Tower � Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Luxor Hotel pyramid � Las Vegas, Nevada Tampere, Finland � Hotel Ilves Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia � Petronas Twin Towers (arrested at the 60th floor) Sabah, Malaysia � Sabah Foundation Building (for fund raising) Taiwan � Taipei 101 Venezuela � Parque Central Torre Barcelona � Torre Agbar Lisbon � Torre Vasco da Gama He has said that his next climb will probably be in South Korea.