A British man was arrested for trying to climb a 123-story constructing in South Korea. He got here up with the plan whereas in jail for a similar crime.

• A British man was lately arrested for trying to scale the Lotte World Tower in South Korea.
• Skyscraper climber George King-Thompson, 24, was beforehand arrested for climbing the Shard in London.
• Throughout his 6 months in jail, he product of checklist of extra buildings he wished to climb, per the Impartial.

A British man — who has beforehand been busted for trying to scale skyscrapers — was as soon as once more arrested for making an attempt to climb a constructing, South Korean information outlet Chosun Ilbo reported on Monday.

George King-Thompson was caught climbing the 123-story Lotte World Tower in Seoul with out permission on June 12 and was promptly reported to the native police, per Chosun Ilbo. 

The Lotte World Tower is the world’s fifth tallest constructing.

Authorities mobilized 12 firetrucks and 69 folks to rescue the 24-year-old. He was handed over to the Songpa Police Station in Seoul, per Chosun Ilbo.

This incident is not the primary time the daredevil has been arrested for trying to scale a skyscraper. In 2019, King-Thompson was sentenced to 6 months in a younger offenders establishment after he tried climbing the Shard in London with out ropes or protecting gear, per BBC.

Throughout his time in jail, the Oxfordshire-born man’s want to climb skyscrapers appears to have intensified. “I made a listing of all of the buildings in jail,” he informed the Impartial in December 2020.

King-Thompson has been climbing since he was a teen — his first climb was the roof of his home at 12 years previous, per the Impartial.

“I used to be interested by worry. It was a check of my thoughts, not my physique,” King-Thompson informed the outlet. “A fascination with willpower, worry, and harnessing it,” he added.

The Korean Nationwide Police Company didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.