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122 meters without insurance: the spectacular climbing of Alexis Landot on one of the Mercuriales towers

8/20/2022, 7:48:25 PM


The young 22-year-old Parisian climber climbed this Saturday evening, one of the twin towers of the Mercuriales, in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis). Inspiration

No room for chance and improvisation.

“The Mercuriales are quite complicated towers.

It's the hardest challenge I've ever set myself so far.

The grips are very small, there is room for half a knuckle.

The structure is smooth, the placements of the feet are very demanding and require you to be alert all the time.

The movements must be precise otherwise it is a bit dangerous.

“Alexis Landot, a young 22-year-old Parisian climber tackled an icon of Seine-Saint-Denis this Saturday evening, by climbing one of the twin buildings which dominate their 122 meters, the Porte de Bagnolet.

Almost empty, they are recognizable from afar, by their mirror silhouette, framed by a black frame.

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