The man who climbed Sphere earlier this week as part of a publicity stunt caused over $100,000 in damage to the venue, according to Las Vegas police.
An arrest report states a Sphere engineer was inside the building when he saw Maison Des Champs climbing the Exosphere. He asked Des Champs how he was doing and Des Champs said he was okay. The engineer continued tracking him on his climb up and Des Champs told him he planned on climbing back down the way he came. The engineer said he notified his supervisors and police who decided to meet Des Champs at the top of the Sphere.
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In the arrest report, police said there was a “security concern” about allowing Des Champs to climb down and if they didn’t bring him down from the top of the venue, they would have to perform a helicopter rescue. Police asked the engineer to go to the top of the venue and remove light tracks called carriers to bring Des Champs inside the Sphere to safety, which he did.