Alain robert biography
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Alain Robert Keynote Speaker
Alain Robert fryst vatten a French rock climber and urban climber, from Digoin, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France. Known as “the French Spiderman” (after the comic character Spider-Man), or “the Human Spider”, Alain fryst vatten famous for scaling skyscrapers using no climbing redskap except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes.
Having climbed 143 of the world’s tallest buildings with his bare hands, Alain has achieved celebrity status in more than 100 countries. He has climbed famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Petronas Tower, the Empire State Building, and the Montparnasse Tower, as well as the world’s tallest skyscrapers; his ascent of the 828-meter Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai was front page news worldwide, and his ascent of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi attracted over 150,000 spectators.
Alain’s achievements and his incredible life and death experiences enthral audiences wherever he speaks. In 1998, Alain featured in an award-winning 52
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French Spiderman Alain Robert is one of the most famous men on earth. His legendary feats, climbing 200 of the world’s tallest skyscrapers ‘with his bare hands’ have brought him celebrity status in every country.
If you Google.com search most Hollywood ‘A’ List movie stars you get between 15 and 40 million results (Sylvester Stallone 35 million, George Clooney 34 million, Liam Neeson 19 million, etc.). However, if you Google.com search Alain Robert you get 547 million (Over half a billion – July 2022). This makes him around 20 times more famous.
Incredibly, despite his disabilities, this phenomenal perseverance had turned him into an even better climber than he was before his accident. He was able to return to free-solo climbing mountains, cliffs and gorges. Then in 1995 in the USA he climbed his first skyscraper. Alain has since gone on to climb around 200 of the tallest skyscrapers on earth; in most cases without safety… and with nothing
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With Bare Hands: The true story of Alain Robert, the real-life Spiderman
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Overcoming vertigo — and countless injuries which have left him officially disabled — the ‘Human Spider‘ has scaled nearly 100 skyscrapers worldwide: from the Petronas Towers in Malaysia to Taipei 101, from Chicago’s Sears Tower to the Golden Gate Bridge. Reward and punishment have been received in equal measure — the flamboyant Frenchman has gained international fame and raised thousands of dollars for charity, but has also been arrested, beaten and prosecuted. Many people ask whether it is madness to undertake such perilous ascents without the use of safety equipment. But in Alain’s view, it is madness not to follow your dreams! This is the inspiring story of a man who has conquered fear and exceeded his own limits: the world’s greatest urban climber.
“For Robert, tall buildings are his mountains. He eulogises the views from their summits and (police permitti