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Free climber jailed for scaling Shard climbs 36-storey London tower in new stunt

Telegraph, 03 Aug 2021
A climber who was jailed for scaling the Shard with no ropes has made it to the top of a 36-storey London tower undetected by the building's security.

George King spent six months in a young offenders' institution after climbing the 310-metre London skyscraper, which is the UK's tallest building, in 2019.

Undeterred by his prison spell, the 21-year-old from Oxford has now scaled a 36-storey residential block in Stratford, east London, using nothing but his bare hands.

Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/03/free-climber-jailed-scaling-shard-climbs-36-storey-london-tower/

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