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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A French skyscraper climber nicknamed Spiderman hopes to reach new heights next week by scaling the world’s tallest tower in Dubai.
The Emirates’ Higher Colleges of Technology said Thursday that climber Alain Robert has been given approval to climb the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa during the institution’s Education Without Borders conference.
Unlike on many of his previous climbs, Robert said he will use a rope and harness on Monday’s ascent to comply with organizers’ requirements. He has been arrested and fined numerous times elsewhere after scaling buildings without safety equipment.
