High Price: Jailed For Climbing a Skyscraper
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George King disguises himself as businessmen, runners, and passed-out drunks — all to gather intel on some of the world’s most secure and iconic buildings so that he can illegally free-climb them without any safety equipment what-so-ever.
When he was just 19, after months of preparation, he climbed London’s famous Shard. The stunt landed him in prison – but since then his obsession has grown stronger.
We spoke to George and his childhood friend Caspar to hear how he planned his most famous climb, how his adrenaline-fueled hobby was born, and how it became more extreme over the years.