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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

French Spiderman, Alain Robert climbs 27-storey Cuban Hotel in 30 mins W/O Safety Gear -Monday Feb 4,2013



French Spiderman, Alain Robert, scaled the landmark Havana Libre hotel on February 4 in a free climb that took him only 30 minutes.



Alain Robert chose the Havana Libre because it was Fidel Castro's residence for several months after taking power in Cuba's 1959 revolution.




Alain Robert ascended the 27-story hotel in about half an hour, pulling himself up from balcony to balcony and pausing occasionally to exhort applause from the crowds.






With hundreds of people watching from the streets below, Alain Robert, scaled the landmark Havana Libre hotel in a free climb that he said wasn't too hard.



Alain Robert has climbed much more formidable structures all over the world, including such landmarks as the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lampur and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

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