Alain Robert, also known as the French Spiderman, brought a busy central London street to a standstill on Thursday, Oct. 25 as he climbed the 755-foot (230 meters) Heron Tower at Bishopsgate without any climbing gear or safety equipment.
One netizen, Charlotte (@CharrrrMc), filmed Robert and uploaded the video via Twitter on the same day.
https://twitter.com/CharrrrMc/status/1055445122761011201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1055445122761011201&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewswire.storyful.com%2F
City of London police asked the public in a tweet to stay away from the area during the time.
There are currently road closures in place on Camomile Street down to Bevis Marks due to a man free-climbing the Sales Force Tower at 110 Bishopsgate.
Our officers are in attendance. Please avoid the area if possible.
— City of London Police (@CityPolice) October 25, 2018
Robert, 56, has also scaled Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Tower and the Sydney Opera House. KM
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