Man who climbed Korean skyscraper expects ‘to spend month in jail’

The 24-year-old had dreamt of his South Korean ascent while in prison for scaling The Shard in London

George King-Thompson planned to parachute off the top of the Lotte World Tower in Seoul (Riot E-Liquid/PA)

A British man who was arrested while climbing the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in South Korea without a harness is expecting to spend the next month in jail, but is eager to climb again.

George King-Thompson, 24, was wearing a parachute and planned to jump from the top of the 123-storey, 1,820ft (555m) Lotte World Tower in Seoul on Monday, but reached the 72nd floor before being detained.