French Spiderman Alain Robert Climb MT Tower At Noon

Information is classified as confidential by Mauritius Telecom and its French partner Orange. They decided to make this a publicity stunt Thursday, June 21, 2012, International Day of Music, by allowing a renowned climber climbing, unarmed, the tower of Mauritius Telecom ringing at noon.

It would, we learn, the French Alain Robert, also known by the nickname Spider-Man. Aged 49, he had already distinguished himself a month ago, in France, by climbing the highest skyscraper in his homeland, First Tower, located in the business district of La Defense, Paris. In 1 hour and 15 minutes, he climbed the building of 231 meters.

After this feat, Alain Robert had told Agence France Presse (AFP) that " j'' ''m always afraid, but it is a controlled fear . " The Spider-Man has been known since 1994 for having climbed the highest towers in the world with his bare hands and without assistance or safety rope.

The French were also within the scope of arrests in several countries where you do not compromise on safety. He was arrested at least eighty times the newspaper Le Monde International. According to the paper, this "death-defying" avoided the worst seven times.

Considered an invalid to 66%, according to Le Monde, his accident he caused several sequelae, including epilepsy. March 28, 2011, he climbed the tallest tower in the world, the Burj Dubai which Kalifa 828 meters high at about 132 meters per hour.

Climb the tower of Mauritius Telecom will be a breeze for him because the building is 110 meters high. Police and firefighters have already made arrangements for the event: the pretext of an exercise fire, streets Edith Cavell street from John Kennedy and Brown-Sequard, The Causeway, Reverend Lebrun, Barracks and Célicourt Antelme leading to the building will be closed to traffic between 11 and 14 hours. 

Motorists will no doubt protest but the police commissioner said that any offender is liable to prosecution. Within the police, a circular was issued to indicate that a "renowned climber" will climb the Telecom Tower.

Mauritius Telecom and Orange, although the order was given to employees to dress their polo shirts with the colors of the company, its communications manager, Deepak Ramsurrun says "not aware" of the event which the invitation was sent to the press in the form of "Come and See".

 See also the video of Alain Robert climbed the Petronas Towers in Malaysia