A FREE-climber jailed two years ago for scaling The Shard has conquered a second skyscraper.

       George King-Thompson climbed the 36-storey Stratosphere Tower in Stratford, East London, yesterday to highlight climate change.

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       George King-Thompson climbed the 36-storey Stratosphere Tower in Stratford, East London, to highlight climate change Credit: PA

       The 21-year-old, from Oxford, chose the 384ft residential block as it overlooks a metro station flooded last week by heavy rains.

       After the 5am stunt that took less than 30 minutes, he said: “I underestimated how the windows were extremely slippery.

       “That was the only fear and disconcerting thing about it.”

       He added: “I gained a lot from this experience. I come away from each climb enlightened.

       “It's an indescribable feeling - it's like trying to describe a colour to a blind person.

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       “The feeling I get from doing these things is just out of this world."

       Mr King-Thompson was sentenced after admitting breaching a High Court injunction by scaling The Shard, which is one of Europe's tallest buildings at 310 metres (1,017ft), on July 8 2019.

       Teighmore Limited - the owners of The Shard - brought legal proceedings against him for breaching an injunction designed to deter trespassers.

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       The 21-year-old chose the 384ft residential block as it overlooks a metro station flooded last week by heavy rains Credit: PA 5

       After the 5am stunt that took less than 30 minutes, George said: 'I underestimated how the windows were extremely slippery' Credit: PA 5

       George said: 'It's an indescribable feeling - it's like trying to describe a colour to a blind person' Credit: PA 5

       George added: 'The feeling I get from doing these things is just out of this world.' Credit: PA

       Police called after man seen scaling a crane next to the Shard