Spiderman Backs Off Canary Wharf

Here's one we missed at the weekend - French climber Alain Robert backed off an attempted ascent of Canary Wharf because of cold and rain last week.

Robert, known as 'Spiderman', presumably because of his climbing exploits rather than his tights, had intended to scale the 244-metre Canary Wharf Tower. He had reached the 35th floor, using metal grooves in the structure, when according to a spokesperson for the Canary Wharf Group had to be rescued because he was 'stuck'.

He's actually already climbed the building back in 1995 as well as making ascents of numerous other buildings. At 40 he's probably old enough to know better, but then aren't we all?

Full story on the Guardian web site.