Mike Robertson from Wareham, on England's south coast, has dramatically climbed the Eiffel Tower in Paris to protest at the Burma operations of oil giant Total. With 18 years of climbing experience behind him, he drew gasps from onlookers as he made the rope-free assault on the famous French landmark.
Mike wanted to draw attention to human rights violations in Burma, which he learned of while planning a climbing trip there. Read more in the
report by Juliette Astrup in 'This is Dorset'.
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