]> http://broadbandsports.com/taxonomy/term/29875/0 en http://broadbandsports.com/node/17181 NYTimes.com - Alain Robert, a stuntman, climbed the 52-story New York Times building before he was arrested on the roof.<br><br /> <img src="http://ll.broadbandsports.com/images/17181_thumb.jpg" alt="NYTimes.com - Alain Robert, a stuntman, climbed the 52-story New York Times building before he was arrested on the roof." title="NYTimes.com - Alain Robert, a stuntman, climbed the 52-story New York Times building before he was arrested on the roof." width="150" height="90" alt="NYTimes.com - Alain Robert, a stuntman, climbed the 52-story New York Times building before he was arrested on the roof."/><Br><br> Climbing Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:02:15 -0700 http://broadbandsports.com/node/17180 Alain Robert, the French "spiderman" skyscraper climber has been taken into custody after scaling the New York Times building in midtown Manhattan to draw attention to global warming.<br><br /> During his ascent, Alain Robert unfurled a banner about global warming and his website http://www.thesolutionissimple.org/. Construction workers cheered.<br><br /> Police took him into custody at the top of the new 52-story tower, designed by Renzo Piano.<br><br /> In February, the daredevil, who's nicknamed "Spiderman," scaled a 42-floor building in Brazil.<br><br /> Alain Robert (born August 7, 1962 in Digoin, Saône-et-Loire (71) - Bourgogne, France as Robert Alain Philippe) is a French rock and urban climber. Nicknamed after the Marvel Comics character "Spider-Man," or "The Human Spider" he is famous for scaling skyscrapers.<br><br /> <img src="http://ll.broadbandsports.com/images/17180_thumb.jpg" alt="French daredevil, Alian Robert, scales New York Times building" title="French daredevil, Alian Robert, scales New York Times building" width="150" height="90" alt="French daredevil, Alian Robert, scales New York Times building"/><Br><br> Climbing Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:42:26 -0700