Alain Robert aka Spiderman, 47, has set his sights on his next project - the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The building was officially launched on Jan 4.

alain roberts french spiderman klcc 210307 climb "I will do many other climbs in between... I know the people of Dubai, they are interested (in seeing him scale the Burj Khalifa), but I do not know when they will allow me to do the attempt.

"Also the problem in Dubai is the hot weather (of) up to 40 degrees (Celcius), it doesn't seem that I'll be able to do it... then, I'll have to do it at another year, maybe in between January and April 2011," he said.

The Frenchman said making a dream come true and the impossible, possible was the way to live a life not wasted, and for him, climbing skyscrapers and reaching the peak was his goal in life.

NONE "You have a dream, and to make your dream come true, you have to realise your dream, even if (you have to) pay for any consequences.

"My biggest fear is to waste my time on earth, for me climbing is as important as eating, breathing, it is my life, climbing skyscrapers is my love and passion of this lifetime," he added.

Robert has scaled over 100 giant structures and still counting, around the globe, including many of the world's tallest structures, which includes Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia; Taiwan's Taipei 101; Eiffel Tower in France; and Empire State building in New York.

Success after third try

Robert, who uses his bare hands to scale world-renowned skyscrapers, is in Kuala Lumpur for the inaugural recipient of the BrandLaureate World Records Awards 2010.

He received the award in recognition of his extraordinary and spectacular feats in his area of specialisation.

NONE In his lecture to about 200 guests, Robert also shared his experiences and his 'never-give-up' attitude, in climbing the Petronas Twin Towers successfully in his third attempt, four months ago.

On Sept 1, last year, a day after Malaysia celebrated its 52nd independence and after two arrests in 1997 and 2007, Robert finally made it successfully to the top of the Petronas Twin Towers.

He started at 6am and reached the top at 7.40am, without attracting public attention, and celebrated his climb by standing with his arms outstretched on the pinnacle of one of the Twin Towers.

"I only managed to climb to the 60th floor in my first attempt in 1997 and (in) my second in 2007, 28th floor below the top, before being arrested by the Malaysian authorities... but (I am) glad to (have) finally reached the top last year," said the father of three boys.

- Bernama