Spiderman scales Dubai skyscraper
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March 30, 2011, Wednesday
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A TINY speck more than 800 meters in the air, a French skyscraper climber successfully scaled the world's tallest building on Monday, even navigating the tapered spire that extends beyond the top floors of the Dubai structure.
Alain Robert's climb up the 828-meter Burj Khalifa took just over six hours. As night fell, a row of powerful spotlights shone on the side of the tower as Robert climbed.
Unlike on many previous climbs, the 48-year-old daredevil used a rope and harness to comply with organizers' requirements in the Gulf sheikdom that opened the tapering metal and glass tower in January last year.
Robert has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building in New York, Chicago's Willis Tower and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, according to his website. He conquered the Taipei 101, which before the Burj was the world's tallest building, in 2004.
The tower's owner, Emaar Properties, said the Burj Khalifa has 160 habitable stories.
Viewed from the ground, Robert appeared as a tiny dot difficult to follow in the darkness.
Alain Robert's climb up the 828-meter Burj Khalifa took just over six hours. As night fell, a row of powerful spotlights shone on the side of the tower as Robert climbed.
Unlike on many previous climbs, the 48-year-old daredevil used a rope and harness to comply with organizers' requirements in the Gulf sheikdom that opened the tapering metal and glass tower in January last year.
Robert has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building in New York, Chicago's Willis Tower and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, according to his website. He conquered the Taipei 101, which before the Burj was the world's tallest building, in 2004.
The tower's owner, Emaar Properties, said the Burj Khalifa has 160 habitable stories.
Viewed from the ground, Robert appeared as a tiny dot difficult to follow in the darkness.
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