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People watch as French urban climber Alain Robert, popularly known as the "French Spiderman", climbs the Cheung Kong Center building in Hong Kong on 16 August 2019. Picture: AFP

French spiderman

'French Spiderman' scales Hong Kong skyscraper with 'peace banner'

By AFP

The 57-year-old adventurer, who specialises in unsanctioned ascents of tall buildings, shimmied up the 68-storey Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong's main business...

  • Alain Robert, the French urban climber dubbed Spiderman, climbs French Energy group Engie's building in the La Defense business district outside Paris on 25 March 2019. Picture: AFP

    'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper harness-free

    During the stunt, bystanders at the bottom pointed smartphones toward clear blue skies as wispy clouds raced overheard in blustery winds.

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