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French 'Spider-Man' Climbs His Latest Skyscraper

Alain Robert entertained the lunch crowd in La Defense yesterday as he scaled a 607-foot tower with his bare hands.
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French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spider-Man," conquered his latest tall building yesterday just outside Paris. Robert scaled the 607-foot high GDF Suez Tower in La Defense, the skyscraper-filled business district just outside Paris, as onlookers gathered.