For over 40 years, the name Sears invoked an image of a tall black tower in Chicago’s skyline. Although still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. obtained the naming rights to the building on July 16th 2009. Sears’ legacy as one of Chicago’s mail-order giants, however, goes back further than the construction of the Sears Tower in 1974. | Chicago Architecture Center

Climbing the 443m Sears tower in Chicago has been an amazing experience. Although it took me five years and five trips to Chicago i never gave up . I did it actually when I felt that I would be ready and I climbed it successfully in August 1999. Mostelikely the second hardest building i climbed in my life . IM A PROFESSIONAL CLIMBER. DO NOT IMITATE ⚠️ #climbinglife #legacy #freesolo #climbing #searstower | Alain Robert