It was May 26, 1977 when news broke of a man climbing up the side of the World Trade Center South Tower. The whole world watched for hours at what appeared to be a real life Spiderman.

But it was not Spiderman. This was "The Human Fly" George Willig.

George was a mountain climber from Queens, New York. He visited the towers a year before the stunt and took measurements for the equipment he would need.

He made special clamps that fit into the window washing tracks. Once he built the equipment, he went to the World Trade Center 4 to 5 times at night to test the equipment.

His climb to the top took three and a half hours. He was greeted and helped by police at the top as well as being arrested.

 

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