France's Alain Robert, renowned for climbing the world's tallest buildings, wasn't going to let 15 days in a Chinese jail deter him from an attempt at scaling China's tallest building.Clad in a Spider-Man costume, the 44-year-old made a barehanded ascent and descent of the 88-storey Jin Mao Tower, achieving the feat in 90 minutes.
His feet had barely touched the ground when he was arrested by police.
Robert had decided to mount 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 ahead of his ascent of the 420.5-metre (1,380 foot) tower.
"I've scaled the three tallest buildings in the world, so I reckoned I should also climb the fourth-tallest building. It's like there's something missing."
Two more pictures after the jump.
Source: The Age
Tags: Spiderman | Alain Robert | Climb | Building
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