Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Shard-Climbing-Action-in-London-to-Save-the-Arctic-27MZIFVBZ35Q.htmlConceptually similarShard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OE9Completed★★★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OEACompleted★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OEBCompleted★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OECCompleted★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OF2Completed★★★★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OE7Completed★★★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OE8Completed★★★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OG5Completed★★★★Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticGP04OG6Completed★★★★View AllGP04OE5Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticThe team who are climbing the Shard, London's tallest building, for the Save the Arctic campaign. The six women climbers are Sabine Huyghe (Belgium), Sandra Lamborn (Sweden), Victoria Henry (Canada), Ali Garrigan (UK), Wiola Smul (Poland) and Liesbeth Deddens (Netherlands). They chose to climb the Shard because it towers over Shell’s three London offices. Shell is leading the oil companies’ drive into the Arctic. Greenpeace is campaigning for the area around the North Pole to be made a global sanctuary, off-limits to industrialization.Locations:Europe-London-United KingdomDate:11 Jul, 2013Credit:© David Sandison / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Action preparations-Cities-Climbing actions-Climbing equipment-Copy space-Darkness-Greenpeace activists-Groups-Helmets-KWCI (GPI)-Medium group of people-Morning-Offshore drilling-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Outdoors-Portraits-Positive mood-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Shell (commercial business)-Skyscrapers-Small group of people-WomenShoot:Shard Climbing Action in London to Save the ArcticSix women climbers from Greenpeace climb the face of the Shard, London’s tallest building, as part of the Save the Arctic campaign. The women, who are from the UK, Canada, Sweden, Poland, Holland and Belgium, chose to climb the Shard because it towers over Shell’s three London offices, including the oil giant’s global headquarters on the Southbank of the Thames. The climbers were cheered by crowds gathered at the foot of the skyscraper and watched by tens of thousands through a live stream on the Greenpeace website. Shell is leading the oil companies’ drive into the Arctic, investing billions in its Alaskan and Russian drilling programmes. Shell has invested $5bn in its Arctic programme, but after a series of embarrassing mishaps – including a grounded rig and a fire on a drill ship - it was forced to abandon its plans to drill for oil off the coast of Alaska this summer. But the company has now signed a deal with Vladimir Putin and state-owned oil giant Gazprom to drill in the Russian Arctic, a region where regulation is lax and accidents are commonplace. Greenpeace is campaigning for the area around the North Pole to be made a global sanctuary, off-limits to industrialization. More than three million people have already joined the call at savethearctic.org.Related Collections:Shell Abandons Arctic Drilling off Alaska Coast (Photo & Videos)Six Women Climb the Shard to Save the Arctic (Photos & Videos)Best Actions Collection