old pierre parker here has scaled skyscrapers from chicago to abu dhabi and always manages to escapemaybe they should just hit him with a giant, rolled-up newspaper. >> unh! >> narrator: he makes it to the top successfully and... takes a moment to celebrate. but as for his clean criminal record... [ siren beeps ] ...he sacre bleu it! what could possibly make a guy climb up the side of an 850-foot building? [ french accent ] "elevators -- they fill me with ennui. danger! that is my croissant and butter. ever since i am 9 years old and bullies steal my wine money, i want to be -- how you say? -- le superhero." [ cheers and applause ] >> aah! >> narrator: [ normal ] okay. that's gonna wrap up another one. remember, if it can be broken, cracked, whacked, or made to look more painful through the use of slow-mo, i will bring it to you right here 'cause, in case you haven't noticed... i have no shame. and i love that about me. i am so out of here. >> speed may very well have no limit. it is fueled by man's insatiable desire for more. while most are intrigued by the notion, some are driven t