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
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.
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.
hiking shapes facts
In fact, it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture.
people want littles
There is a percentage of people who want to be a little bit outside their comfort zone and I am one of them, someone who lives on the edge.
building wells climbs
When I climb a building, I've been there already, and carefully planned how to start the climb as well as how to do it.
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.
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.
climbs
Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.
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.