'French Spiderman' scales Hong Kong skyscraper with 'peace banner' Daredevil Alain Robert -- dubbed the 'French Spiderman' -- climbs a Hong Kong skyscraper and unfurls a "peace banner" as the financial hub is rocked by political unrest. The 57-year-old adventurer, who specialises in unsanctioned ascents of tall buildings, shimmied up the 68-storey Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong's main business district in hot and humid conditions on Friday morning.