A climber without any safety equipment tonight used his bare hands to climb up the tallest skyscraper in central Paris - before being arrested at the top. 'A man was taken into custody at the Montparnasse Tower following an illegal climb,' said a Paris police source, confirming that the arrest happened at around 8pm. The nearby Tour First is - at 758ft including its spire - taller, but it is in the suburban La Défense business district, and not central Paris. French urban climber Alain 'Spiderman' Robert, 58, used his bare hands and feet to climb Montparnasse Tower in 1995 and 2015. Witnesses to tonight's ascent of the Montparnasse Tower suggested Robert was not involved on this occasion, but this has not been confirmed

Source: Daily Mail September 18, 2020 23:21 UTC