Arrested eiffel tower climber has very british response to 32c heat

THE MAN WAS STOPPED AS HE SCALED THE ICONIC MONUMENT WITHOUT A SHIRT, ROPES, GLOVES, OR A HARNESS A British man has been arrested and risks one year in jail after allegedly climbing the

Eiffel Tower in Paris in 32C heat, prompting him to remark: “Bloody warm, innit?”. The man, aged 33, is accused of scaling the famous monument on Sunday, August 11, reaching higher than the

Olympic rings that are still displayed on it in honour of the Paris 2024 Games. He was clearly visible above the Olympic beach volleyball court. He began climbing at around 14:30 and was

heading towards the second floor when he was stopped, arrested, and handcuffed by specialist climbing police at around 14:45. The site was closed during the operation, but reopened at 15:30.

Read also: Entrance fees for Eiffel Tower rise 20% ahead of Paris Olympics  The accused is a professional climber, and was scaling the iron structure without a rope, harness, or any

specialist climbing equipment. > 🇫🇷🗼Meanwhile, in Paris, a few hours before the closing > ceremony of the #Olympics, a man climbed the Eiffel Tower. >  > The guy is a 33-year-old

 professional climber and British citizen. >  > During the incident, tourists were evacuated for safety reasons. He > was arrested by the police… pic.twitter.com/Eby4NnYkef > — 

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | > 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) August 11, 2024 After his arrest, he looked straight into a camera of a watching witness, and said: “Bloody warm, innit?”. Temperatures were

well over 30C at the time. Read also: Paris Olympics: heatwave in France could put athletes at serious risk  > 🇫🇷🗼Meanwhile, in Paris, a few hours before the closing > ceremony of the 

#Olympics, a man climbed the Eiffel Tower. >  > The guy is a 33-year-old professional climber and British citizen. >  > During the incident, tourists were evacuated for safety 

reasons. He > was arrested by the police… pic.twitter.com/Eby4NnYkef > — 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | > 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) August 11, 2024 In a statement, the public prosecutor of the 7th

arrondissement said: “The arrested man is British and a professional climber, and he is cooperating with authorities.” He was taken in for questioning on Sunday evening in connection with

the charge of “endangering the lives of others”. This offence risks a jail sentence of up to a year, and a fine of up to €15,000. PARIS PRECEDENT This is not the first time that a Briton has

attempted to scale the Eiffel Tower; in 2015, a man named James Kingston and a friend climbed the side of the tower and hid for several hours to avoid security. The pair had also previously

climbed Wembley Stadium and the Princess Tower in Dubai.  The two were arrested upon climbing down from the Eiffel Tower, and only released after six hours in police custody. Mr Kingston -

from Hampshire - then promised he would not try to climb the tower again for at least three years. Read also: Gustave Eiffel: Revealing the man behind the Eiffel tower  The latest stunt on

Sunday came on the last day of the Olympics, just a few hours before the Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France, which began at 21:00.  The Paralympics are now set to pick up the torch -

literally - from August 28.