A French climber
has scaled one of Dubai's tallest skyscrapers, relying on just chalk and sticky
tape on his fingertips to help him up the 75-storey high Cayan Tower in the
emirate's glitzy marina area.
Alain Robert, 52, completed climbing the 1007-foot (307 meter) high structure
in just 70 minutes on Sunday. He had no harness and little space for his feet
on the ledges of the tower, which twists as it ascends.
Robert, who is often described as "The French Spiderman," is no
stranger to scaling tall buildings.
In 2011, he climbed the world's tallest tower in Dubai. Using a rope and
harness to comply with organizers' requirements, it took him just over six
hours to scale the 2,717-foot (828 meter) tall Burj Khalifa.
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