Robert Alain Philippe said Alain Robert, nicknamed "Le Spiderman français" ("The French Spider-Man"), born August 7, 1962 in Digoin (Saône-et-Loire), is a high-level French climber, specializing in ...

The urban climber Alain Robert was arrested on Tuesday, police said, after he scaled one of Manila’s tallest towers in his latest high-risk ascent. Robert, 56, nicknamed the “French Spider-Man”, ...

"Human Spider" Alain Robert has been arrested after he climbed the 754ft (230m) Heron Tower in the City of London. The 56-year-old Frenchman, with no safety gear or rope and using his bare hands, took ...

LONDON (AFP) - French urban freeclimber Alain Robert was arrested on Thursday (Oct 25) after bringing parts of London's financial district to a standstill by scaling the 46-storey Heron Tower - the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

He has climbed the world’s tallest skyscrapers with his bare hands and has been arrested over a hundred times. ‘Human Spiderman’ Alain Robert’s next challenge is to scale the Burj Dubai, he tells ...

"Human Spider" Alain Robert has been arrested after he climbed the 754ft (230m) Heron Tower in the City of London. The 56-year-old Frenchman, with no safety gear or rope and using his bare hands, took ...