VICE joins French Free Solo Climber, Alexis Landot, as he prepares for his hardest climb yet, The Mercury Tower in Paris, and learns why he climbs and how free soloing skyscrapers brings him peace amid the many stressors and sources of anxiety in his day. Drone Footage provided by: Corto Frisch Ta Minh & Valentin Arcaniss 00:00 Intro 01:29 Meet Alexis 06:04 The French Spiderman 08:26 Alexis's First Climb 11:20 Scouting the Next Climb 12:51 The Parkour Scene 15:33 It's Not Technically Illegal 18:00 The Climb Click here to subscribe to VICE: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VIC...