Human spider adds another skyscraper to his total

A climber scaled a 73-storey Hong Kong skyscraper barehanded today in his latest attempt to draw attention to global warming by conquering the world’s tallest buildings.

Alain Robert, dubbed the French spider-man, has scaled dozens of tall structures without ropes or harnesses, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and Malaysia’s Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

It took Robert about 40 minutes to scramble up the Cheung Kong Centre – the flagship building of Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing. Upon reaching the top of the 885ft building, Robert waved to a crowd of spectators below.

The 46-year-old said police questioned him after the ascent, but released him without any charges.

Robert said he hoped his climbs could help bring attention to the world’s environmental problems.

“The global warming is something that is going to affect the next generation,” he said. “The future is really compromised if we are not doing anything.”

A police spokesman said they were aware of a man outside the building and that he was safe.