If the Supreme Court decides to follow through with its draft decision to overturn the landmark case, abortion laws will be left up to individual states.ĭes Champs said he believes a person should be allowed to have an abortion in instances where the individual is forced to choose between their own life and that of the fetus, but opposes aborting a fetus over issues such as disabilities and deformities. Wade was leaked the day before he climbed Salesforce Tower was a coincidence.ĭes Champs' ascent was planned a month in advance, he said, spurred on by news he read that allegedly involves a doctor in Washington, D.C., who provides services including abortions.ĭes Champs said his goals go beyond Roe v. The fact that the Supreme Court's draft decision to overturn Roe v. His climb wasn't timed to the leaked draft opinion about Roe v. He doesn't view the climb as a 1,000-foot endeavor, instead, he sees it as many small accomplishments. Because you don't want to be up 600 feet without a rope and then start to doubt yourself."ĭuring the climb, Des Champs picks out a spot to stop and rest every 10 feet or so. "When you climb skyscrapers," he says, "you have to pick out something that's realistic and way under your skill level. That being the case, Des Champs carefully chooses what buildings to climb.
MAN CLIMBING SALESFORCE TOWER FREE
Other days he can be found scaling skyscrapers - free soloing, climbing without a rope and harness - to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have Pro-Life Spider-Man Strikes Again!!!!! Susccesful ascent of the 700ft New York Times Building! Go to to donate to his prolife charities #prolife #roevswade #justiceforthefive #climbing #skyscraper ♬ Yankee Doodle - American Classics
Some days Des Champs is a 22-year-old finance student at the University of Nevada Las Vegas who enjoys spending his free time hunting and rock climbing. One read: "Abortion kills more than 9/11 every week!" He calls himself the "Pro-Life Spider-Man" The only physical evidence of his trespass were a couple banners Des Champs had hung above the New York Times sign on the front of the building. Des Champs hightailed it out of there, racing down some 52 flights of stairs in climbing shoes before he slipped out through an emergency exit. Surprisingly, the police were nowhere to be found when he finished his climb that morning. Maison Des Champs knew he would likely be arrested once he reached the top of the New York Times Building in Manhattan on Thursday but he was at peace with that - he had been arrested just two days earlier after solo climbing the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. He is climbing buildings across the country to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have abortions.
Maison Des Champs climbed Salesforce Tower in San Francisco last Tuesday morning.
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