Spiderman Strikes Again!

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Just when you think Alain Roberts, A.K.A Spiderman has given up his daredevil antics of climbing every tall building in the World with his bare hands, he shows up again.

Three months after being arrested for climbing the 73-story, Cheung Kong center in Hong Kong, he emerged again on Tuesday, this time in Sydney, Australia, where he effortlessly scaled the 43-story Royal Bank of Scotland building, in under than an hour.

Alain, notorious for his habit of climbing the tallest structures all across the globe, never publicizes his climbs because he is afraid the police will stop him from his quest.

This time, even his agent did not know his intentions. They were merely driving by, when Alain asked him to stop the car and started climbing the building.

Traffic came to standstill for several hours as onlookers and office workers cheered Alain, while he made his way up and down, with no equipment or safety nets. The 200 police who had to shut off the streets and wait patiently until he came down were not amused.

He was arrested and charged for endangering the life of onlookers and emergency personnel, for which he had to pay a fine of $750 Australian Dollars.

This is not the first time Alain has visited the beautiful city. In 2003, he was arrested for climbing the Sydney Harbor Bridge. However, nothing seems to stop Alain, who does these stunts to raise awareness to global warming. He continues to do what he loves, which is climbing the tallest buildings in the World - So the next time you are walking past a skyscraper, be sure to glance up, Spiderman may be visiting your city.

sources: the Australian.com, wikipedia.org,

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45 Comments
  • sl169
    sl169almost 9 years
    omg
    • pinkfluffy
      pinkfluffyover 9 years
      that is really cool !!!!!!!!!!
      • T-Boneabout 10 years
        That's neat how you could do that without being scared!!!!!!
        • izzy10can
          izzy10canover 10 years
          Ummmmm there is a vid
          • MurpFurbleFoobover 10 years
            By a show of hands, who thinks hes a fraud? One.. Two... come on people! There isnt even a video!
          • kamilaover 10 years
            amazing and scary i can't believe he would do that with bare hands
            • Hectorover 10 years
              Amazing and crazy AESOME
              • #16over 11 years
                awesome
                • bazingaalmost 12 years
                  crazy
                  • Callie M.over 12 years
                    I think he is scared look at the piture