George Willig (aka "the human fly" or "the spiderman") was a mountain-climber from Queens, New York, United States, who climbed the South Tower (Tower 2; 2 WTC) of the World Trade Center on May 26, 1977. At the time, it was the third tallest building in the world (behind 1 WTC and the Sears Tower). It took him 3.5 hours to scale the tower. New York City Mayor Abraham Beame fined him $1.10, one cent for each of the skyscraper's 110 stories. Mountaineering is the sport or hobby or profession of walking, hiking and climbing up mountains. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... The World Trade Center in New York City (sometimes informally referred to as the WTC) was a complex of seven buildings designed by Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki and leased by Larry Silverstein from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey around a central plaza, near the south... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world Ostankino Tower in Moscow has been the tallest free-standing structure in Eurasia since 1967. ... The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the New York City government, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of New York. ... Abraham David Beame (known as Abe Beame) (March 20, 1906 - February 10, 2001) was mayor of New York City from 1974 to 1977. ...

The stunt paved the way for appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Good Morning America, The Merv Griffin Show, and ABC's Wide World of Sports. He also got jobs as a stuntman on The Six Million Dollar Man, Trauma Center, and Hollywood Beat. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show during the years that Johnny Carson hosted from 1962 to 1992. ... Veteran journalists Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer, who have hosted the show since the late 1990s. ... The Merv Griffin Show was a long-running American television talk show, starring singer Merv Griffin. ... ABCs Wide World of Sports is a long-running sports anthology show on American television. ... Stuntman refers to any of several types of skilled performers. ... Opening scene from The Six Million Dollar Man The Six Million Dollar Man was an American television series about a cyborg working for a U.S. secret service called OSI. The show was based on the book Cyborg from Martin Caidin, and aired on the ABC network from 1973 to... Hollywood Beat was a mid-1980s American television police drama starring Jack Scalia, Jay Acovone, Edward Winter and John Matuszak. ...

In 1979, he published a book called Going It Alone. This page refers to the year 1979. ...

In the 1990s, Willig was living in the San Fernando Valley of California, and worked as a remodeler of commercial buildings. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in southern California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ...

After the 9/11 attacks, that destroyed both towers of the World Trade Center, Mr. Willig publicly said he regretted climbing the towers, as his actions may have brought them to the attention of terrorists. But he later told CNN that that was just an initial emotional reaction and he was still glad to have climbed the towers. [1]

External links

• Tall Stories (But True)
• Article in the New York Press