A French urban climber who calls himself "Spiderman" was charged with trespassing and drug possession after police thwarted his plans to scale a Houston skyscraper...
A French urban climber who calls himself "Spiderman" was charged with trespassing and drug possession after police thwarted his plans to scale a Houston skyscraper. Robert Alain Philippe, 43, was arrested Tuesday as he was to begin climbing the 678-foot-tall One Houston Center building. Houston police spokesman John Cannon said two tablets, believed to be the sedative Xanax, were found on Philippe. Philippe, who goes by the stage name Alain Robert, is known for climbing some of the world's tallest buildings with his bare hands and without a safety net. His conquests include the Eiffel Tower and the world's tallest building, Taiwan's 1,667-foot Taipei 101 tower.
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