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Alain Robert

1962 - Today

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Alain Robert (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ]; born Robert Alain Philippe; 7 August 1962) is a French rock climber and urban climber. Nicknamed "the French Spider-Man" or "the Human Spider", Robert carries out free solo climbs of skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes. Authorities do not normally give him permission to climb many of the buildings he has climbed, but Robert has evaded security to access structures surreptitiously. As a consequence, he has been arrested many times in various countries, by law enforcement officials waiting for him at the end of his climb. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Robert is the 23rd most popular mountaineer (down from 20th in 2019), the 2,791st most popular biography from France (down from 2,297th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Alain Robert ranks 23 out of 56. Before him are Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, John Muir, Kurt Diemberger, and Fanny Bullock Workman. After him are Lionel Terray, Ang Rita, Albert F. Mummery, Krzysztof Wielicki, Anatoli Boukreev, and Peter Habeler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Alain Robert ranks 108. Before him are Michel Petrucciani, Tommy Lee, Maia Morgenstern, Danny Huston, Víctor Manuel Fernández, and Ferenc Krausz. After him are Julio Salinas, Gina Gershon, Alan Smith, Sheryl Crow, Peter Steele, and Sebastian Koch.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Robert ranks 2,791 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-François Dandrieu (1682), Roger Chartier (1945), Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744), Joseph Caillaux (1863), Line Renaud (1928), and Louis Antoine de Noailles (1651). After him are Princess Françoise of Orléans (1844), Fud Leclerc (1924), Gilbert de la Porrée (1070), Jean-Baptiste Dubos (1670), Charles Xavier Thomas (1785), and Alexandre Darracq (1855).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In France

Among mountaineers born in France, Alain Robert ranks 3. Before him are Jacques Balmat (1762), and Maurice Herzog (1919). After him are Lionel Terray (1921).

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