

One man, zero ropes, infinite vertigo — epilepsy couldn't stop this madman from touching the sky.
A look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest buildings without the aid of ropes or safety equipment, despite suffering with epilepsy.
Cinematography
Vertigo-inducing angles that make skyscrapers feel like Everest.
Direction
Soldinger lets Robert's silence speak louder than any narration.
Director
Mark Soldinger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert has been arrested over 100 times for illegal climbs, treating court appearances as nap time between buildings.
Pre-Free Solo era, this was the underground blueprint for vertigo cinema — no drones, just pure analog terror.
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