New addition to the London Climbing Scene?

Today saw six female climbers Greenpeace scailing Europes tallest building the Shard, in a protest against oil and gas drilling the Arctic - http://iceclimb.savethearctic.org/

Greenpeace said the climbers used a combination of traditional mountain climbing techniques,  and others used by commercial building climbers and some free climbing.

Each stage of the climb would require the lead climber to free-climb a section of the building which is no mean feat. All the climbers were wearing harnesses, meaning they would have been relatively safe but this is by no means an advisable climb.

We wish them a safe climb and hope they make it back in one piece and without too much of a back lash from the authoritise.

We're not sure it will catch on but we hope that the Shard does become an new additon to the London Ice Climbing scene. I know we'd be first in line to give it a go!