The Las Vegas Sphere is the latest exciting building on the Strip. Since the Sphere is so new, it makes it quite tempting to the average person. A man who climbed to the top of the Las Vegas Sphere was arrested by police.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) posted on Facebook that they started receiving calls about a person who climbed the 366-foot-tall building just after 10 a.m. on February 7, 2024. The man was later identified as Maison Des Champs.
Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill, head of the LVMPD, called the incident a publicity stunt “because of who they told me that they believe it is.”
The 24-year-old is a rock climber who has pulled off similar stunts in the past. He also shared a video on his Instagram account from the top of the Sphere. In it, Des Champs can be seen against a blue but cloudy sky with a GoPro camera strapped to his head.
“Hey guys, I’m here on top of the Sphere,” he said. He explained that the reason he scaled the structure was to help raise funds for a pregnant woman who is experiencing homelessness.
Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller called the stunt “very, very dumb.” “This is so dangerous,” Keller said. “You put not only yourself in danger, you put firefighters in danger. You put anyone else walking below or anybody around this incident in danger.”