Man arrested for climbing San Francisco’s tallest building
Authorities in San Francisco arrested a self-described “Pro-Life Spiderman” Tuesday morning after he scaled the 61-story Salesforce Tower, which stands more than 1,000 feet tall. Neighboring streets were shutdown as the San Francisco Fire Department waiting things out.
“AVOID THE AREA and join us in condemning this action,” Firefighters tweeted as they waited for the climber to reach the top of the tower, where he was taken into custody.
UPDATE: Incident resolved. Climber is now with @SFPD https://t.co/wxbGREir7X
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) May 3, 2022
CBS in San Francisco reports that the Salesforce Tower is the second tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The building’s website claims that to reach the top floor by elevator takes 39 seconds.
The climber, identified as Maison DeChamps, is a 23-year-old activist who appears to scale tall buildings to draw attention to political causes. SF Gate reports that first responders were notified a man was climbing the skyscraper at 9:21 a.m. At 10:56 a.m., firefighters tweeted the climber was “with” police.
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