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Nick's Hero, Alain Robert

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Tour Elf, Paris

Apr 1, 2003

Robert makes a stand, wearing a sign saying 'No War'.

Robert climbs Sears Tower, Chicago

Aug 20, 1999

Robert climbed the 443-metre high Sears Tower, but faced problems towards the end as the top of the building was clouded in mist and the building was slippery.

SinjukuRobert climbs the Center Building, Tokyo

Nov 6, 1998

While attempting this climb, Robert was arrested by police, imprisoned and beaten for five days, and remanded in custody for 23. He was released after fiver days, after the French Embassy intervened.

Robert climbs Framatome Paris, La Défense

Aug 14, 1998

This is the trickiest tower to climb in Paris' business district at 180-metres.

Robert climbs for the Sabah Foundation

Apr 1997

The Foundation in Borneo wanted Robert to climb for a charitable show. The show was a success, in front of 15,000 people.

Robert climbs Center Point, Sydney

Feb 27, 1997

This 330-foot tower only has a few storeys at the top so Robert is forced to climb up cables and, for the first time in any of his climbs, he asks for some protection. He was strapped to the shrou...

Robert climbs the Eiffel Tower

Dec 31, 1996

Robert sets of at 11.15pm, aiming to reach the top of the tower at midnight.

Robert climbs Far East Finance Centre, Honk Kong

Nov 27, 1996

Robert is given the nickname 'Climbing Bruce Lee' by Chinese people as he attempts a 25-minute climb of this 48-story tower. After being taken to the police station, Robert is not handcuffed, but ...

Robert climbs Le Tour Montparnasse in Paris

Jan 17, 1995

In storms and an icy wind, Robert climbed the 210-foot tower. As Robert suffers from dehydration, a fireman on the 29th floor handed him a bottle of water. After braving the freezing conditions, Ro...

Robert climbs again

1982

Just six months after being told he would never climb again through injury, Robert returned to climbing, taking on more and more challenging structures, before a climb in the French Alps.