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Shard freeclimber George King scales Barcelona skyscraper

Guardian, 02 Apr 2021
George King has free-climbed the Melia Barcelona Sky hotel in the Catalonian capital. His first such climb was in 2019 when he scaled the Shard in central London without safety ropes or suction pads at the age of 19. The skyscraper's managers later took him to court, where he was given a 24-week prison sentence
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