Alain Robert

A man that has completed feats some can only dream of, Alain Robert is the French rock climber and urban climber who has been dubbed the ‘French Spiderman’ and ‘The Human Spider’. A fearless free solo climber, Alain has made news headlines around the world, having climbed skyscrapers with his bare hands, climbing shoes and a bag of chalk. Having achieved the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Time to Climb Burj Khalifa Tower and the World Record for the Most Extreme Free Solo Ever Achieved, Alain is an expert in taking calculated risks and is not afraid of falling. When looking for a motivational speaker with incredible stories to share, don’t hesitate in hiring Alain Robert.

Pushing the authorities to their limits with his dangerous feats, Alain Robert has scaled some of the world's tallest buildings. Travelling the world, Alain has climbed landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and the Singapore Flyer. The list of Alain’s dangerous, yet spectacular, feats goes on, including climbing to the 9th floor of the Lloyd’s Building in London, climbing 173m up the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and 187m up the Tour Total in Paris wearing a Spiderman costume. Many of Alain’s dangerous feats have also been illegal, having been arrested on numerous occasions and even expelled from China on one occasion.

Despite the risk of his feats, Alain is fearless in the face of danger, having even fallen victim to terrible accidents as a result of his climbing escapades. In January of 1982, Alain fell 15m, fracturing his wrists, nose and heels, again falling another 15m in September of 1982 – resulting in fractured forearms, pelvis, elbow, nose and partial paralysis. Despite such adversity, Alain has never let challenges stop him from scaling the world’s biggest landmarks and buildings. With his climbing attracting colossal global publicity, Alain has been the recipient of countless awards – such as being ranked in the Top 100 Greatest Athletes of All Time and having a bronze statue of himself erected in China. Throughout the course of his career as an urban climber, Alain has also been sponsored by countless brands including the LVMH Group, Zeppelin Watches, Continental Tires and Dead Man’s Fingers Rum. He is also the author of With Bare Hands, in which he shares his journey of becoming one of the world’s most renowned urban climbers.

The subject of the documentary The Wall Crawler and the Channel 4 series Cutting Edge: The Human Spider, Alain is now highly sought after as a motivational speaker for corporate events. Living his life 66% disabled after his horrific accidents, Alain is highly sought after for his ability to speak openly about overcoming adversity to achieve dangerous yet incredible feats. Not afraid of falling, Alain is an expert speaker on taking calculated risks and achieving goals, lessons he has learned as an urban climber that he is now able to translate into a business context. If you are looking to be inspired to take risks, have bravery and achieve goals, don’t hesitate in hiring Alain Robert today.