French "Spiderman" climbs Hong Kong skyscraper

(NECN/APTV) - French urban climber Alain Robert has scaled a Hong Kong skyscraper barehanded for the second time on Tuesday. The so-called French 'Spiderman' took about 40 minutes to climb up the downtown Cheung Kong Center, the flagship building of Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing. He first scaled the 928 feet building in 2005. Police officers questioned Robert after he reached the top of the building, but released him without any charges. It's the fourth time Robert has scaled a skyscraper in Hong Kong. He scrambled up a 45-storey hotel in the city last year.

NECN | February 17, 2009

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