Paul Curfey spotted Adam Lockwood climbing the 72-storey building, which houses flats, a hotel and offices, at 6am when he was seen waving and climbing in front of Curfey and his partner Treside’s window. Lockwood posted a photo on his Facebook account from the top of the famous “shard glass” tower near London Bridge, and has previously received publicity for climbing a crane in Dubai and the San Siro football stadium in Milan. Curphey said the couple, who were visiting London for a birthday trip, were lying in bed when they saw someone shaking the window. “The climber was shouting in a solemn manner,” the 52-year-old businessman from the Isle of Man told the PA news agency. “He appeared, shaking the window, 40 floors up, already at the deep end so to speak. We couldn’t help but urge him to complete his mission. “He was smiling, waving and having the time of his life. “(My partner) thought I was off the hook and I managed to get a guy to bring over a carton of milk trays for her birthday.” Curphey added that the climber had a “happy demeanor”. “It was scary to watch, but his happy demeanor was surprisingly refreshing.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The Metropolitan Police were called to the 310m skyscraper at 5.38am. The fire brigade and London Ambulance Service also attended. Three men were arrested. One, a 21-year-old man believed to be Lockwood, was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and two others were held on suspicion of causing a public nuisance. In October 2019 George King-Thompson was jailed for six months after breaking an order and climbing the Shard. No criminal prosecution was brought by the Met, but instead a case was brought by Real Estate Management Ltd which manages the building. Greenpeace activists have previously tried to escalate this.
