Spiderman Alain Robert arrested in Sydney for scaling skyscraper

The man known as 'Spiderman', Alain Robert, was arrested in Sydney earlier today for scaling a 41-storey skyscraper, The Royal Bank of Scotland tower, with only his hands and his courage, as about 200 people...

'Spiderman' Alain Robert Climbs Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong

Alain Robert, a French daredevil known as 'Spiderman,' has completed another death defying climb of a major skyscraper, this time in Hong Kong.  Robert scaled the outside of the Cheung Kong Center, an imposing...

Stuntman scales New York Times Building

I guess this is one way of guaranteeing coverage - climbing a building full of journalists and photographers. " Alain Robert, a French stuntman known for climbing tall buildings, scaled the north face of the...

The French Spiderman's Climb To The Top

He is the world's most accomplished urban climber. He has scaled more than 85 buildings around the globe; including, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur,...

A New Era Of Space Travel Is On The Horizon

Data from public opinion polls indicate that nearly fifty million people would like to visit space. In fact as many as two million people each year would take the journey beyond the outer limits of Earth’s...

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