French spiderman climbs Paris tower in protest at US treatment
Spiderman wants justice.
The French skyscraper climber who goes by the name of the comic book superhero climbed a 28-storey building in Paris today to protest at what he said was unfair treatment by US police.
Alain Robert was arrested in late November as he was about to climb a building in Houston, Texas, and charged with trespassing and possessing drugs.
He was released on £846 (€1,250) bail.
A Houston police spokesman said two tablets found on Robert were believed to be the sedative Xanax, which the climber denies.
“I was only using prescription medication called Urbanyl, which is an anti-epileptic,” Robert, 43, said after climbing the 308ft Paris tower in approximately 20 minutes.
“This is my way of issuing a denial.”
Robert’s next court appearance is scheduled on January 4 in Houston but he says he will be in Mexico at the time, climbing.
Robert is known for climbing some of the world’s tallest buildings with his bare hands and without a safety net. His more than 30 urban climbs include the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers.
