text: A daredevil climber known as the ‘French Spiderman’ has scaled the world’s tallest twisted skyscraper – without a safety harness. French climber Alain Robert climbed Dubai's 1,007ft Cayan Tower with nothing more than sticky tape and chalk, which he kept in a pouch clipped to his waist, for assistance. Hundreds of spectators looked on as the 52-year-old free-climber scaled the 75-storey tower that has a twist of 90 degrees. Alain Robert climbed the tower with nothing more than sticky tape and chalk, which he kept in a pouch clipped to his waist . The 52-year-old has previously suffered falls during his attempts to climb buildings across the world . Robert, who has suffered numerous falls during previous climbs, took an hour and a half to scale the high-rise building in the United Arab Emirates. The climb was captured on video and shows the daredevil ascending at 8.25pm without a harness while struggling to find space for his feet on the narrow ledges. A spotlight follows his progress as spectators below look up and film the stunt on their camera phones and Robert makes his way over a hanging ledge. The French daredevil set off at 8.25pm and the climb took him an hour and a half to complete . Hundreds of spectators looked on as the 52-year-old free-climber scaled the 75-storey tower . At one point Robert stands from the building and waves a flag in homage to real estate developers, Cayan Group, who gave him permission to climb the tower. Previously Robert has been arrested, imprisoned and banned from locations across the world including London's Shard for illegal ascent. The climbing feat is not the first to be achieved by the French Spiderman in Dubai. Robert has previously been arrested, imprisoned and banned from locations across the world for illegal ascent . Sense of scale: A spotlight follows the daredevil's progression as he makes his way up the buidling . In 2011, Robert scaled the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa, which stands at 2,717ft, in just over six hours. The daredevil used a rope and a harness on this occasion however, in compliance with regulations set by the organiser.
target: French climber Alain Robert scaled the 75-storey Cayan Tower .
  Daredevil assisted by nothing more than sticky tape and chalk .
  The 52-year-old took an hour and a half to ascend the high-rise .
  Video captures daredevil struggling over a ledge on building .