Famous urban climbers Alain Robert -- Empire State Building in New York, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Sears Tower in Chicago, Eiffel tower in Paris, Arche de la Defense in Paris, Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dan Goodwin, aka Spider Dan -- Sears Tower in Chicago (1981). George Willig -- World Trade Center External links Newspaper article on Alain Robert climbing the Jin Mao Tower in Pudong. Homepage of Alain Robert. Ascent of the Arche de la Defence