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With Bare Hands

With Bare Hands


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Overcoming vertigo - and countless injuries which left him officially 60 per cent disabled - the 'Real Spiderman' has scaled over 70 skyscrapers worldwide: from the Petronas Towers in Malaysia to Taipei 101, from Chicago's Sears Tower to Canary Wharf in London. Reward and punishment have been received in equal measure - the flamboyant Frenchman has gained international fame and raised thousands of pounds for charity, but has also been arrested, beaten and prosecuted. Many people ask whether it is madness to undertake such perilous ascents without using safety equipment. But in Alain Robert's view, it is madness not to follow your dreams! This is the inspiring story of a man who has conquered fear and exceeded his own limits: the world's greatest urban climber.

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: A NEWLY DISCOVERED MOUNTAIN RANGECHAPTER 2: LE TOUR DE PARISCHAPTER 3: THE HATCHLINGCHAPTER 4: EUROPEAN TRILOGYCHAPTER 5: JAILHOUSE ROCKCHAPTER 6: FANTASTICO!CHAPTER 7: LIBERTY BELLCHAPTER 8: ALAIN AND THE KINGCHAPTER 9: SPIDERMANCHAPTER 10: FEARS AND THE SEARSCHAPTER 11: ASIA RISINGCHAPTER 12: THE SANDS OF TIME

About the Author :
As a child, Alain Robert was determined to become a top climber. Alain trained on the unforgiving cliffs of southern France, climbing solo. This meant climbing with his bare hands, with no ropes for protection. In 1982 he fell 15 metres, head first. He suffered a five-day coma and multiple fractures. The prognosis was that he would never climb again. But this didn't stop him. In 1993, he set a world record for the most extreme solo ascent, in the Gorge of the Verdon. The time was ripe for new challenges. In 1994, Alain climbed his very first skyscraper, in Chicago - and the 'Real Spiderman' was born. He has been to jail many times, for climbing without permission. But still he carries on. To him, a city is like a range of mountains, with one important difference: there will always be new skyscrapers under construction.

Review :
"For Robert, tall buildings are his mountains. He eulogises the views from their summits and (police permitting) revels in the freedom." -- The Guardian


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781905379552
  • Publisher: Maverick House
  • Publisher Imprint: Maverick House
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 280
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1905379552
  • Publisher Date: 05 Sep 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 597 gr


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