Tag: Lotte World Tower

I am sure this guy will happily pay the fine considering he probably got a lot of social media attention and followers to pay for it:

Prosecutors have summarily indicted a British free climber on charges of ascending up to the 72nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in Seoul without permission last month, legal sources said Tuesday.

George King-Thompson, 24, was taken into custody while climbing up the outer wall of the 123-story Lotte World Tower in southern Seoul with his bare hands on June 12, before he was escorted inside the building and captured by police.

The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors Office has summarily indicted him, seeking a punishment of 5 million won ($3,864) in fines for obstructing business.

Korea Times

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If this idiot would have fell not only could he have killed someone down below, but he could have caused a traumatic experience for anyone witnessing it:

A British free climber was taken into custody Monday after reaching the 72nd floor of Korea’s tallest skyscraper in Seoul by climbing up the outside with his bare hands, police said. 

The 24-year-old, identified as George King-Thompson, began his ascent up the 123-story Lotte World Tower in southern Seoul at around 5 a.m. before a security guard found him around 7:50 a.m. and called the police, saying a foreigner, only in his underwear, was climbing up the outer wall of the building.

Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene at 8:03 a.m. and installed a safety air mat to prepare for a possible fall, but he kept on climbing and reached the 72nd story of the 555-meter-high building, the world’s fifth tallest, at 8:47 a.m.

He was then allowed to ride a gondola-like lift, known as a building management utility, and escorted inside the tower through the opening of a smoke ventilation system, and was detained by the police waiting for him inside. 

He was not injured but showed signs of exhaustion, which he recovered from, the police said.

Korea Times

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So how many ROK Heads would want to do this?:

I never step back from a chance to try something new, especially activities that are likely to get my adrenaline pumping.  
   
For someone who dreams about going skydiving one day, the chance to take a walk around Lotte World Tower’s newly opened Sky Bridge and see a miniature-sized Seoul from about 541 meters up (1,775 feet), was one that I could not pass up.  
   
Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in Korea and the fifth tallest in the world.  
   
When I arrived at the elevator that would transport me to the bridge, I was greeted with a promotional video showing two steel peaks connected by an 11-meter-long bridge. The video filled with quick cuts of sky-high views got my heart palpitating. Would I be able to do this?  

Joong Ang Ilbo

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South Korean climber Kim Jain reaches the top of the country’s tallest building, the 123-story Lotte World Tower, in Seoul on May 20, 2017. (Yonhap)

Shown is the Lotte World Tower being built in southeastern Seoul on March 24, 2015. The construction of the 100th floor of the building was completed on the day. It will be 123 stories when completed by the end of the year. (Yonhap)