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Climbing The Shard

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Lesson 1

Sirens at the summit

as I'm getting higher I'm starting to hear all the Sirens from all across London just descending upon me helicopters and I'm looking down I'm seeing all all the police at the bo...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Facing fear and pressure

you're mentally not prepared for that it will [ __ ] you I think people get this uh misconception about me that I'm fearless it's really not the case I fear a lot it's a very us...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Choosing The Shard

out of the coach window I Saw The Shard and I found it very striking it was alone from all the other buildings in London it was futuristic and intuitively I wrote it down on my...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

Scouting the building

recognition so some days i' I'd wear a suit and I'd sort of pose myself as an office worker and I'd have a conversation with a concierge and I'd just get a feel for their respon...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Starting the climb

The Shard and started climbing halfway up I I look into the window and I see a sort of cleaner or maintenance worker and he smiles at me and he waves at me and I wave back and c...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

A friend's reaction

shirt like um climbing shoes and probably had like a little chalk pouch and things and I'm like you just climbed the sh I was like you need to like make sure you go home see you...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

Planning the next climb

climbs I wanted the next Shard another big one I remember like dropping off at the bus station when he was about to go to the airport and I was literally like I was like I kind...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 8

A dangerous obstacle

climbing and as I'm getting close to it I realized that the I'm in a precarious position where I couldn't climb around it so I try and get on top of it and in that moment the se...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 9

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Full video: Meet the Urban Explorer Who Climbed The Shard

Language: en

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