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'Spiderman' denies risking lives in Sydney tower stunt

SYDNEY -- A French climber dubbed “Spiderman” for scaling skyscrapers without ropes or equipment pleaded not guilty Friday to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt in Australia.

Alain Robert, 48, who clambered bare-handed up a 56-storey central Sydney apartment block to raise awareness about climate change, appeared in court to deny charges of endangering the safety of others.

“I was not endangering people... there was no point for me to plead guilty,” said Robert. “Why should I plead guilty? I didn't break any fences, I didn't break the door.”

Robert scaled the 150-meter (492-foot) building in about 25 minutes Monday and unfurled a banner warning about rising greenhouse gas levels, before being arrested on the skyscraper's roof.

His agent earlier said Robert had been arrested more than 80 times while climbing some of the world's biggest and most famous structures, including Kuala Lumpur's Petronas twin towers and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The court hearing was adjourned until October 15.

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