Buildering (pun on bouldering) or urban climbing is climbing the outside of buildings and other urban structures. This may be illegal. Buildering is also sometimes known as Stegophily, and is a common public school (uk) activity, mostly undertaken at night-time.

Famous urban climbers

• Alain Robert -- Empire State Building in New York, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Sears Tower in Chicago, Eiffel Tower in Paris, Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris, Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Dan Goodwin , aka Spider Dan -- Sears Tower in Chicago (1981).
• George Willig -- World Trade Center
• Heath Bunting -- Urban Olympics
• Harry and Simon Westaway -- Big Ben in London anti-war protest for Greenpeace

External links

• Newspaper article on Alain Robert climbing the Jin Mao Tower in Pudong.
• Homepage of Alain Robert.
• Ascent of the Arche de la Defence