Alain Robert (47, pictured), the French climber known as "Spiderman" for his death-defying antics, has set his sights on scaling the world's tallest skyscraper, Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower
Alain Robert (47, pictured), the French climber known as "Spiderman" for his death-defying antics, has set his sights on scaling the world's tallest skyscraper, Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower.
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Robert said he planned to tackled the 2,717ft concrete, glass and steel skyscraper within the next year.
"I'll have to do it," he said. "I know the people of Dubai, they are interested in seeing me climb the skyscraper," he added.
The tower has been renamed Burj Khalifa in honour of the Abu Dhabi leader whose billions of dollars bailed out Dubai from its financial crisis last year.
Robert, who first climbed his eight-floor apartment at 12 years of age after forgetting his keys, has since scaled more than 100 giant building across the globe with bare hands and shoes.
Robert has climbed the Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and Taipei 101 in the past.
'Difficult mission'
He admitted that climbing the Dubai tower will be a tough mission because of the Middle Eastern heat.
"The problem in Dubai is the hot weather of up to 40u00c2u00b0C," he said.
"My biggest fear is to waste my time on earth. For me, climbing is as important as eating and breathing. Climbing skyscrapers is my lifetime love and passion."
Last September, Robert was fined by a Malaysian court after he scrambled up the 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers with his bare hands in less than two hours.
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