French Spider-Man climbs 29-story Spanish hotel without ropes

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

BARCELONA, Spain -- French urban climber Alain Robert scaled a 29-story hotel in Barcelona with his bare hands in just 20 minutes. Footage released Tuesday showed 54-year-old Robert, who is known as the "French Spider-Man," climbing the 374 feet of the Melia Barcelona Sky hotel without a safety harness. Robert said he reached the top of the glass-and-steel skyscraper in 20 minutes Monday. He was questioned by police upon reaching the top but was released without charge.

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