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French Spider-Man Climbs World’s Tallest Building

Alain “Spider-man” Robert, the French guy who is famous for, uh, climbing up tall buildings, scaled his own version of Everest: The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest building.


November 6, 2010
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12 Gravity-Defying Videos Of The Real-Life Spider-Man

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Afraid of heights? These may not be the videos for you. Alain Robert, the real-life Spider-Man, scales towering monuments across the globe – sans ropes, or security of any kind, for that matter. Don’t slip, dude!