The famous "spiderman", Frenchman Alain Robert

 

Known skalolaz from France, Alain Robert, also known as Spider Man, "for many years touring the world and climbs to the highest building, doing so without insurance.
Robert was born Sept. 7, 1962 in the town of Walesa in the south of France. From his early years, he dreamed of becoming a climber. Parents do not approve of dangerous hobbies son and therefore forbidden to engage Alain climbing. They could not imagine how and where does a young teenager to get such ideas.
Secret from their parents, he began to study the framework and work with climbing ropes. He trained at the cliffs and rocks near the native town. Over time, Allen was the best climbing of the city, and his parents did not leave, but to come to terms with the passion of their son.
In 1982, with the downhill with a 15-meter height, with Alain porvalas rope. The result of the fall have been broken pelvis, a skull, elbows, nose, wrists and heels, and coma duration of 5 days.

 

 

Verdict of the French National Health Organization has been disappointing: 60% disability. In a steady Alain dizziness due to inner ear damage.

"I decided not to surrender and lay down rules is not following the advice of doctors!" - Says Allen.
A year later, Alain Robert recovered and returned to climbing. Now he was disappointed in the safety system, and began to climb without ropes, relying only on themselves.
In 1994, one of the sponsors invited Roberu lift the documentary, the main idea was to climb the skyscrapers. It was then that Allen has climbed to the first skyscraper in their lives.

"This is a very interesting feeling when you reach peaks and stay alive, it is the reason why we need to be concentrated and focused! I always have a fear of climbing, but never - at the time it", - said Robert.
In search of new skyscrapers, Alain visited many countries. He conquered the most famous buildings and historical monuments of peace.
In total, Robert account for more than 70 skyscrapers. In 2004, French climber has set a record - he climbed Taiwanese skyscraper Taipei 508 meters in height. In order to get to the roof, Robert took about four hours.
The last of them was a Chinese skyscraper Tszinmao. The building height of 420 meters, he climbed over a half hour.

The most well-known achievements climber - the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, Bridge Golden Gate in San Francisco high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, Mexico City, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Kiev, London.
"I do not care - whether to climb a rock or on a skyscraper, because my main desire is in the ascent. I like to enjoy a high and do what does not imply approval of mistakes," - said the Frenchman.
Alain Robert is in Guinness Book of Records because of his arrest in almost every country, because he has to climb without any permits.

"The first thing I give the police know that I have a passport. They are, of course, love to detain me, but on the other hand, they are just doing their job", - said Allen.

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