SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – A man who climbed freely at the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco on Tuesday morning climbed to the top of the building, where he was intercepted by authorities and detained.
He reportedly posted on Instagram while climbing. He was identified as Maison Des Champs, a rock climber called Pro-Life Spiderman.
He says on his website that he has recently started climbing skyscrapers to end abortions. He posted a video during the climb against a certain obstetrician in Washington
The climb came in response to a leaked draft in Supreme Court’s Rowe Wade abortion case.
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Police say police were alerted to the man as he climbed the building around 9:21 p.m. Officers spotted him upstairs, wearing climbing gear.
There are closed streets nearby and authorities are asking people to stay away from the scene.
Officers tried to make contact with the climber as he climbed to get him out of the building safely, but instead surrounded him just as he arrived at the top.
According to the Salesforce website:
- Salesforce Tower is 1,070 feet high with 61 floors and 1.4 million square feet of office space.
- The elevator ride from street level to the 61st floor takes 39 seconds.
- The base of the Salesforce Tower is built into the rock, more than 318 feet into the ground.
- 12,000 tons of steel were used in the construction of the Salesforce Tower.
- It took over 2.5 million man-hours to build the Salesforce Tower.
Stay tuned to ABC7 News for updates on this evolving story.
The San Francisco Fire is in place with other public safety agencies at 415 Mission, Sales Force Tower for a reported climber climbing the 60-story tower. This man puts the lives of firefighters and the safety of society at risk. AVOID THE AREA and join us in condemning this action. pic.twitter.com/QDpkfrYs4E
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