Alain Robert
Alain Robert
Alain Robertis a French rock climber and urban climber, from Digoin, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France. Known as "the French Spider-Man", or "the Human Spider," Robert is famous for his free solo climbing, scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRock Climber
Date of Birth7 August 1962
CountryFrance
rocks feelings elements
With buildering, I get to keep that element of danger. Plus, I very much like the feeling of height, and buildings have even more of a feeling of height than rock faces.
mountain building forbidden
All these buildings are like mountains I would like to climb, but I am forbidden.
keys parent seven
When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.
melting structure feels
I feel completely alone - it's like melting, I am the structure, and I am also Alain Robert.
giving-up healing risk
I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.
strong goal limits
We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.
feelings want cop
It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.
dangerous
Life has to be dangerous.
world building climbs
I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest.
want herds
I don't want to follow the herd.
people speech months
I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.
activist climbers
I see myself as a climber and an activist.
people risk needs
People need to learn to live with more risk.
nice being-nice sometimes
Sometimes doing the forbidden can be nice.