Alain Robert has been arrested after he climbed the 754ft (230m) Heron Tower in the City of London.

56-year-old Frenchman, climbed the tower using his bare hands, took about 50 minutes with no safety gear or rope.

Sky News captured the breathtaking moment #FrenchSpiderman Alain Robert tackled the 754ft #HeronTower in London.

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Sky News captured the breathtaking moment #FrenchSpiderman Alain Robert tackled the 754ft #HeronTower in London.

Follow the event live here: https://t.co/tTDD1BYt1n pic.twitter.com/sXrXyiIvHu

— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 25, 2018

We caught up with 'French Spiderman' Alain Robert before he started a surprise 754ft (230m) climb in the City of London.

Follow the climb live here: https://t.co/skGRFgTbKX pic.twitter.com/x4cpS0OFxp

— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 25, 2018

The rock climber turned his attention to skyscrapers in the mid-1990s and has now done up to 160 of these ascents to date, according to his manager.