Climbing a skyscraper can carry political messages. Alain Robert has proven it. This 57-year-old climber climbed the Total Tower of Defense without rope in 52 minutes. An act of support for strikers fighting against pension reform.
“We have to stop telling people to work more to earn less, because that's what reform is about. […] It is necessary to contribute, but certain works are more complicated than others and it is necessary to take into account the arduousness ”, he asserted after his exploit.
At the end of the effort, Alain Robert criticized the government's choices and campaigned for the consideration of arduousness in order to determine the retirement age. After more than 160 high-risk climbs, he admits, his body is no longer that of his twenties.
