A French stuntman famous for climbing high buildings has given another dramatic performance. He climbed a Sydney tower block using only his bare hands.

Alain Robert, 49, entered the building about 10 a.m. He started to climb the building and it took only 20 minutes for him to reach the top of the building.

People in the street below cheered as he, known as the French Spiderman, safely finished his climbing. ¡°I think it¡¯s amazing to climb that high without falling. It¡¯s just unbelievable,¡± said one passenger from the crowd.

Robert has climbed about 80 buildings around the world to raise awareness of global warming. He has climbed all sorts of buildings including the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the Eiffel Tower and the New York Times building.

However, police were waiting for him at the top of the building. He was arrested right away and police took him. Despite being arrested, he looked comfortable as he smiled to the people cheering for him.