Alain Roberts is a world-leading urban and rock climber known as the French Spiderman for his nature-defying climbs. The brave free solo climber has reached mainstream notoriety with his unmatched climbing skills, having climbed some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers with his bare hands. Receiving multiple Guinness World Records for his daring climbs, Alain has a record for the Most Extreme Free Solo Ever Achieved and another for the Fastest Time to Climb Burj Khalifa Tower. Sharing anecdotes of his high-risk climbs in speaking engagements, Alain is regularly booked as a motivational speaker.
Throughout his career, Alain has travelled the globe climbing distinguished landmarks, including the Singapore Flyer, the Sydney Opera House, the Empire State Building, and Eiffel Tower. To the detriment of authorities, Alain has garnered a substantial following for his spectacular yet hazardous feats. Such feats include climbing 173m of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the 9th floor of the Lloyd’s Building in London, and 187m up the Tour Total in Paris. Enjoying a great sense of humour, Alain often completes his dangerous urban climbs dressed as Spiderman.
For obvious reasons, Alain’s urban climbs are usually illegal as such, he has been arrested on several occasions. Moreover, the perilous climbs have resulted in many near-death experiences, with Alan having several accidents, including a 15m fall in 1982 resulting in a fractured nose, wrists, and heels and another in the same year leading to a fractured pelvis, forearms, elbow, nose, and partial paralysis. Yet despite these potentially life-altering injuries, Alain remained steadfast in his desire to climb the world’s tallest landmarks. In recognition of his climbing accomplishments, he was ranked in the Top 100 Greatest Athletes of All Time. Alain documents his daring feats in his thrilling autobiography, With Bare Hands.
Featuring in Channel 4’s Cutting Edge: the Human Spider, Alan’s climbing feats were broadcast in the documentary, The Wall Crawler. His most recent documentary, My Next Challenge, was awarded Best Documentary Features in New York, Canada, and Tokyo. Not afraid of falling, Alain has climbed 200 of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. Impressively, he completed those climbs whilst suffering from epilepsy and vertigo and only having 44% control of his body due to injuries sustained from a fall in 1982. Now highly sought after as a motivational speaker, Alain speaks on overcoming adversity, calculated risks, perseverance, and peak performance.
