1. Authorities do not normally give him permission to climb many of the buildings he has climbed, but Alain Robert has evaded security to access structures surreptitiously.
26 Facts About Alain Robert
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Alain Robert sometimes has a small bag of climbing chalk powder fastened around his waist.
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In June 1999, Alain Robert climbed the 170-metre Marriott Hotel in Warsaw.
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However, Alain Robert performed the climb with no equipment other than a chalk bag and shoes, while Goodwin used suction cups and sky hooks, wearing a homemade Spider-Man suit.
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On 25 December 2004, Alain Robert scaled Taipei 101 a few days before its grand opening as the tallest building in the world.
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Alain Robert flew the Malaysian flag and drew applause from waiting police, fire crew and media representatives before handing himself in.
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Alain Robert was handcuffed and escorted off the premises before being driven to a police station.
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Alain Robert was arrested and jailed for five days before being expelled from China.
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On 18 November 2007, Alain Robert climbed the 1,518-metre Tianmen mountain despite initially being banned from China for five years earlier in May, after being invited by the local government of Zhangjiajie, a scenic region in the southern province of Hunan, to boost the profile of the region and bring in tourists.
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Alain Robert stated that his climb was intended to increase awareness of global warming.
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Alain Robert unfurled a banner with a slogan about global warming and was then arrested by police on the roof.
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On 1 September 2009, one day after Malaysia celebrated its 52nd Independence Day and after two arrests in 1997 and 2007, Alain Robert finally made it successfully to the top of the Petronas Twin Towers.
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Alain Robert started at 6:00 am local time and reached the top at 7:40 am local time without attracting the attention of the public.
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Alain Robert celebrated his climb by standing with his arms outspread on the pinnacle of one of the Twin Towers.
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Alain Robert was later fined RM2000 in default of two months jail at the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court after he pleaded guilty to criminal trespass for scaling the Petronas Twin Towers.
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On 28 March 2011, Alain Robert climbed the tallest building in the world, the 828-meter Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, taking just over six hours to complete the climb.
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Alain Robert was aided by safety ropes, harnesses and suction cups.
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In November 2012, Alain Robert was spotted inside The Shard in London.
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Alain Robert was arrested by police and later released without being charged.
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Alain Robert hung a banner with the Hong Kong and China flags above a handshake near the top of the building.
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Alain Robert was then again arrested by the Makati City Police upon finishing his descent.
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Alain Robert was in a coma for five days and fractured both forearms, his elbow, pelvis and nose.
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Alain Robert's elbow was dislocated and a nerve was damaged, leaving him partially paralyzed.
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Alain Robert underwent six operations on his hands and elbow.
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Alain Robert kept his hands behind his back on an easy route but lost his balance and fell headfirst, shattering both wrists.
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Alain Robert went into another coma and spent two months in the hospital.