Has anyone scaled Burj Khalifa?

On 28 March 2011, Robert climbed the tallest building in the world, the 828-meter Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, taking just over six hours to complete the climb. However, he used a harness in accordance with safety procedure.



Yes, the exterior of the Burj Khalifa has been scaled by a very small, elite group of individuals, mostly for stunts, films, or advertising. The most famous is Tom Cruise, who climbed the building's glass exterior in 2010 for the filming of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Professional climber Alain Robert (the "French Spider-Man") officially scaled the tower in 2011 using a rope and harness to comply with safety regulations, a feat he repeated in 2023. Other notable "scalers" include Will Smith, who climbed the spire for his YouTube series in 2021, and stuntwoman Nicole Smith-Ludvik, who famously stood on the very tip of the spire for an Emirates Airlines commercial. In 2024, the renowned YouTuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) became the 8th person known to have reached the very top of the spire as part of a high-profile challenge. While thousands of people visit the observation decks, fewer than 10 individuals have physically climbed the exterior to the absolute summit.

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