Alain Robert scaled the 187-metre Tour Total to show that being 60, the retirement age in France, is nothing

A free solo climber described as the “French Spiderman” has scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of 60.

Alain Robert has climbed many of the world’s tallest buildings, often without permission.

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