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Explores #101a(revisit) and #118: Rooftops THM and LB, London – New Year’s Eve 2014/15

The fireworks over central London on 31 December 2013 looked very impressive on TV, but I knew that I wanted to see them first-hand on 31 December 2014… I also knew that I didn’t want to spend New Year’s Eve stuck in crowds for hours on end, so decided to hook up with a couple of good exploring buddies and try our luck with getting on a rooftop for a more exclusive and loftier vantage point! Our Explores James and…

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Explore #101: Rooftop THM, London – September 2014

After climbing Battersea Gas Holder #7 we then moved on to this rooftop on London’s South Bank. I can’t say much about this place – the views were great, but our exit was very stressful whilst also being highly memorable. I will probably tell my grandchildren all the details one day, but can’t share them on the internet- suffice to say that it involved half-finished stairwells, dead ends, unbelievably narrow escapes from security, and much more! These definitely look best…

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Explore #100: Battersea Gas Holder #7, London – September 2014

The hundred up. One hundred different locations successfully explored (not including revisits or failures) in 384 days since my very first explore at Rock N Roll Farm. That’s an average of nearly two new locations a week – I think it’s safe to say I’m quite into this urban exploration lark… After my “Berlin or Bust” roadtrip to Germany (see my recent reports) it was back to the UK – this time meeting up with a few old and soon-to-be-new…

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