French Spider-Man Alain Robert hangs handshake banner from Hong Kong skyscraper owned by Li Ka-shing
- Alain Robert climbs Cheung Kong Center almost 12 months after he was barred from scaling in the city for 365 days
A climber known as the French Spider-Man has scaled a skyscraper owned by Hong Kong’s richest man to unveil a banner which appears to be related to anti-government protests in the city.
Alain Robert, 56, climbed the Cheung Kong Center, owned by billionaire Li Ka-Shing, on Friday before hanging a banner with the Hong Kong and China flags above a handshake.
The Frenchman has gained notoriety from scaling skyscrapers around the world, often without safety equipment.
In 2011, Robert climbed Hong Kong’s 27-floor Hang Seng Bank building using just his hands, to raise awareness of global warming.
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Hong Kong is in the midst of protests against a now-shelved extradition bill that would have allowed transfers of fugitives to all jurisdictions that the city is yet to sign an extradition deal with, including mainland China.
In a video of Robert scaling the building, a man said: “That’s crazy” and his friend replied: “That’s nuts.”
Robert’s other climbs include the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Galaxy Macau tower.
