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An intrepid climber dubbed the "French Spiderman" was expelled from China on Tuesday after five days in prison for illegally climbing the country’s tallest building.
Alain Robert was arrested after having scaled and descended the 430m (1,380 foot) Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, dressed in his trademark Spiderman costume and without any ropes or safety equipment.
Last Thursday, at 2:20pm, Robert, 45, had decided to start mounting the iron-and-glass structure without permission after authorities turned down two requests.
"If you obey all the rules, you miss the fun", Robert said in an interview ahead of his ascent.
Robert alerted the media beforehand, therefore, his climb brought traffic to a standstill and attracted a large crowd of onlookers near the 88-storey tower, many snapping pictures with their mobile phones.
After climbing to the top of the tower and giving a cheeky salute, Robert made a safe descent, arriving on the ground about 4pm. On the way down, Robert, ever the showman, took off his mask, waved to the appreciative crowd, and even stopped to pose for photographers. As he was taken away by police he received a resounding cheer from onlookers.
In fact the third film in the Spider-Man series has just screened in city cinemas, drawing big crowds.
On April 23, 2005, Guizhou Province native Han Degui reached the 86th floor of Jin Mao Tower. Han descended with the help of police and was taken into custody for 15 days. On February 18, 2001, shoe salesman Han Qizhi, "struck by a rash impulse," became the first person to scale the tower. He was detained for two weeks.
The 45-year-old "urban climber" has been tackling the world’s tallest buildings - often illegally - since 1994, according to his website.
In 1998 in Japan, he was sentenced to 20 days in prison for climbing a Tokyo tower, although he was released after five days following the intervention of the French ambassador.
The daredevil was also arrested during an attempt to climb Malaysia’s 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers in March this year after reaching the 60th floor.
It’s funny (!?) to notice that Alain Robert official website is censored in China: www.alainrobert.com
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