Spiderman

I watched an amazing documentary last night on Channel 4 – “The Human Spider Returns”. It was about a French solo climber (i.e. a climber who does not use any safety ropes, etc) called Alain Robert. He challenges himself to climb the world’s tallest buildings, using no other equipment than his climbing shoes and some chalk dust!

In the documentary he finally climbed the one building that had beaten him twice before, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur (that’s a mere 452 metres!!!).

Also, this is a man who suffers from vertigo, and has had accidents over his career that have left him disabled up to 66%. One accident damaged his head so much he now suffers from epilepsy.

Sounds unbelievable, I know, but this guy is for real. He is living proof that the human body (& mind) can achieve the seemingly impossible. If we ever need inspiration to help us achieve our goals when the going gets tough, Alain Robert is a great example.

In his words: “We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.”

Check the ‘human spider’ out at his website.