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Police Arrest French Urban Climber During Illegal Ascent of Warsaw’s Varso Tower

Firefighters set a safety perimeter as he scaled the EU’s tallest tower without protective gear.

Overview

  • Titouan Leduc, 24, was intercepted on the roof at about 230 meters, short of an 80‑meter antenna.
  • He climbed the facade with bare hands and no protection as crowds watched in Warsaw.
  • Emergency crews deployed three large rescue mattresses while the ascent was underway.
  • Police handcuffed Leduc and took him away in a patrol car, and reports did not cite injuries or charges.
  • In a pre-climb AFP interview, he called it his highest attempt after Paris’s 210‑meter Montparnasse Tower and said it was “victory or death.”