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Two Daredevils Climb Times Tower

One is a celebrated French climber known for such stunts

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(Newser) – Two men scaled the New York Times' 52-story headquarters today within hours of each other, the New York Post reports. Police identified the first as Alain Robert, a French climber known as Spiderman for scaling skyscrapers with minimal equipment. He unfurled a banner reading, “Global warming kills more people than 9/11 every week.” A second man, unidentified, climbed the building hours later. Both were arrested.

Robert, whose conquests include the Eiffel Tower and Sydney Opera House, also wore a T-shirt promoting thesolutionissimple.org. On the site, an open letter reads: “Today is World Environment Day. I have climbed in New York, to create support for far greater and urgent action from world leaders on global warming. Emissions are still climbing. So am I.” Charges are pending.

A man climbs the New York Times' tower Thursday June 5, 2008, in New York.
A man climbs the New York Times' tower Thursday June 5, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Alain Robert, a French skyscraper climber nicknamed
Alain Robert, a French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman," poses for photographers after climbing the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A man is arrested as he reaches the top of the New York Times' tower, hours after the arrest of a French climber.
A man is arrested as he reaches the top of the New York Times' tower, hours after the arrest of a French climber.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The New York Times building is shown Thursday, June 5, 2008 in New York.
The New York Times building is shown Thursday, June 5, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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