An anti-abortion protester known for scaling buildings was taken into custody after free-climbing a 40-storey skyscraper in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.<br /><br />Maison DesChamps, who calls himself the Pro-Life Spiderman, said on an Instagram live stream of the stunt that the climb was to raise money.<br /><br />The Phoenix Fire Department responded to the scene Tuesday morning with technical rescue crews on the ground and on the roof. <br /><br />During the climb, officials asked the public to avoid the area near Central Avenue and Monroe Street.<br /><br />Videos shared by Jim Wyatt show DesChamps doing a spider climb between two close sections of the building. <br /><br />He can be seen reaching the top of the building, where officials were waiting to apprehend him, as a crowd below cheers.<br /><br />Another video filmed by Alexandra Zurborg shows emergency vehicles lining the street and crowds gathered to watch.<br /><br />The Chase Tower is the tallest building in Arizona and has been empty since Chase vacated the building in 2021.<br /><br />DesChamps was taken into custody at the top of the building where police were waiting. <br /><br />It’s not the first time DesChamps has illegally scaled tall buildings. <br /><br />He was previously arrested for scaling San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower in May 2022 and the Arias Hotel in Las Vegas in August 2021.
