<p>Daniel Goodwin had previously climbed the World Trade Centre in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago.<br /><br />"Everyday, thousands of people in our country spend time in high-rise building above the seventh floor and beyond the reach of fire ladders," said Goodwin also known as 'Skyscraperman' and 'Spider Dan'.<br /><br />"Though developers would like us to believe otherwise, these people are susceptible to being trapped like the people at the World Trade Center on 9/11," he added, in a statement pasted on his website.<br /><br />A cancer survivor himself, Goodwin's second reason to climb the Millennium Tower was to raise awareness about the disease.<br /><br />"Despite my survival, cancer remains a top killer on the planet," he said. "My hope is, if a survivor of a Stage Four diagnosis can be seen continuing with their life, no matter how bizarre, others will gain inspiration and together we can find a cure for cancer".<br /><br />Shortly after Goodwin planted an American flag at the top of a 58-story building in downtown San Francisco, he was arrested by the police and charged for misdemeanor.<br /><br />'Skyscraperman' was later released. "He made it to the top of the building and my understanding is that there were some officers waiting for him," said Albie Esparza, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department, as reported by CNN.<br /><br />The American media reported that Goodwin started climbing at about 2:15 pm yesterday and the climb took about three hours to finish.<br /><br />Crowds and the media watched the climber's ascent from below. ABC News reported that Goodwin had left fliers explaining why he was climbing the skyscraper.<br /><br />The Millennium Tower security asked him to stop climbing but 'Spider Dan' kept going.<br />Residents inside the building could also see Goodwin, who was dressed in a red costume, climb past their windows.<br /><br />Many offered words of encouragement and water to the climber.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Daniel Goodwin had previously climbed the World Trade Centre in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago.<br /><br />"Everyday, thousands of people in our country spend time in high-rise building above the seventh floor and beyond the reach of fire ladders," said Goodwin also known as 'Skyscraperman' and 'Spider Dan'.<br /><br />"Though developers would like us to believe otherwise, these people are susceptible to being trapped like the people at the World Trade Center on 9/11," he added, in a statement pasted on his website.<br /><br />A cancer survivor himself, Goodwin's second reason to climb the Millennium Tower was to raise awareness about the disease.<br /><br />"Despite my survival, cancer remains a top killer on the planet," he said. "My hope is, if a survivor of a Stage Four diagnosis can be seen continuing with their life, no matter how bizarre, others will gain inspiration and together we can find a cure for cancer".<br /><br />Shortly after Goodwin planted an American flag at the top of a 58-story building in downtown San Francisco, he was arrested by the police and charged for misdemeanor.<br /><br />'Skyscraperman' was later released. "He made it to the top of the building and my understanding is that there were some officers waiting for him," said Albie Esparza, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department, as reported by CNN.<br /><br />The American media reported that Goodwin started climbing at about 2:15 pm yesterday and the climb took about three hours to finish.<br /><br />Crowds and the media watched the climber's ascent from below. ABC News reported that Goodwin had left fliers explaining why he was climbing the skyscraper.<br /><br />The Millennium Tower security asked him to stop climbing but 'Spider Dan' kept going.<br />Residents inside the building could also see Goodwin, who was dressed in a red costume, climb past their windows.<br /><br />Many offered words of encouragement and water to the climber.<br /><br /></p>