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‘French Spiderman’ climbs Paris skyscraper as protest against pension law

April 20, 2023
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PARIS — A free climber known as the “French Spiderman” scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday (April 19) to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France.

Alain Robert, 60, climbs without a harness, using only his bare hands and a pair of climbing shoes.

“I’m here to show my support for those who oppose the pension reform,” he told Reuters before starting his ascent of the 150-metre (492 foot) skyscrapper in Paris’ La Defense business district.

“I’m here to tell (President) Emmanuel Macron to come back down to earth… by climbing with no safety net.”

Robert said the pension reform, which Macron signed into law at the weekend after months of street protests, meant that, combined with a loss of income due to the COVID pandemic, he would have to keep on working, and climbing, for longer.

Under the reform, the French retirement age will gradually rise to 64 from 62.

Robert has scaled more than 150 towering structures worldwide, including Dubai’s Burj Khalifa — the world’s tallest building — the Eiffel Tower, and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

This article was first published in Asia One . All contents and images are copyright to their respective owners and sources.

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