Alain Robert is the most daring climber the world has ever seen. Using merely his bare hands, a dusting of chalk and his trusted climbing shoes, he's climbed over seventy of the earth's tallest man-made structures.
A heart-stopping film following the planet's most daring free-climber as he attempts to scale completely unaided some of the tallest buildings in the world. Dubbed The Human Spider, Alain Robert is the most daring climber the world has ever seen. Using merely his bare hands, a dusting of chalk and his trusted climbing shoes, Alain has climbed over seventy of the earth's tallest man-made structures including the Taipei 101, the Eiffel Tower, Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Twin Towers, the Empire State Building and London's Canary Wharf.
This visually stunning and adrenalin-fueled documentary constructs a fascinating psychological profile of Robert and gains exclusive access to his quest to "free-climb" more of the world's most iconic landmarks including a selection of the tallest structures in Shanghai, Berlin, Moscow, Lisbon and London. As well as incredible footage of his previous exploits this film promises to leave the viewer engrossed, amazed and entertained.
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