{"id":14112,"date":"2012-09-22T00:09:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T00:09:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-09-22T00:09:50","modified_gmt":"2012-09-22T00:09:50","slug":"French--Spiderman--climbs-building-in-China","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=14112","title":{"rendered":"French “Spiderman” climbs building in China"},"content":{"rendered":"

French “Spiderman” Alain Robert <\/strong>added another structure to his record of climbing achievements on Saturday, scaling most of a 1,280-foot tower in central China.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The climber ascended to an observation platform 268 meters up the Central Plains Fortaleza tower in Henan province’s Zhengzhou city in about two hours, Chinese state media said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert has climbed more than 100 structures without ropes or other safety equipment<\/strong>, setting a record for “most buildings climbed unassisted” according to Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n

In March last year he braved a strong desert wind to climb the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 828 meters.<\/p>\n

This time, however, Robert used suction devices and mechanical ascenders as well as a safety rope to make his way up the steel and glass Fortaleza tower, which has no hand or footholds, state television said.<\/p>\n

State broadcaster China Central Television showed Robert, 50, in a red T-shirt and black tights finishing the climb to the applause of a welcoming committee waiting on the platform.<\/p>\n