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| Free-climber spotted scaling The Shard | Free-climber spotted scaling The Shard |
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| A free-climber has scaled The Shard, one of the tallest buildings in Europe. | A free-climber has scaled The Shard, one of the tallest buildings in Europe. |
| The man was spoken to by police after the stunt but not arrested when he was seen on the side of the London skyscraper at about 05:15 BST. | The man was spoken to by police after the stunt but not arrested when he was seen on the side of the London skyscraper at about 05:15 BST. |
| Onlookers posted footage of the man, who is believed to have made the ascent without ropes or suction cups. | Onlookers posted footage of the man, who is believed to have made the ascent without ropes or suction cups. |
| Previous climbers of the 310-metre (1,017ft) building include YouTuber CassOnline, who climbed from the public viewing platform to the apex in 2017. | Previous climbers of the 310-metre (1,017ft) building include YouTuber CassOnline, who climbed from the public viewing platform to the apex in 2017. |
| In 2013, a group of Greenpeace activists also scaled the Southwark building to protest against oil drilling in the Arctic. | In 2013, a group of Greenpeace activists also scaled the Southwark building to protest against oil drilling in the Arctic. |
| The previous year, The Shard secured a High Court injunction against Alain Robert, the climber nicknamed the French Spiderman, to stop him attempting to scale the building. | The previous year, The Shard secured a High Court injunction against Alain Robert, the climber nicknamed the French Spiderman, to stop him attempting to scale the building. |
| People have taken to social media to voice their amusement and concerns over the climb. |