‘Bloody hot, innit?’ says man scaling Eiffel Tower on last day of Olympics | Paris

A climber scaled the north face of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday, the last day of the Olympics, before he was met by police midway up, French media shelp.

Videos showed the exposed-chested climber skirting the Olympic rings as he made his way up without ropes.

In one video, the grinning climber can be heard saying to bystanders, “Bloody hot, innit?” as he is directed off the seeing platcreate by police.

A police spokesperson shelp they did not have enough details to comment. The tower operator was asked for comment. The closing ceremony of the Games was due to apshow place at 9pm local time at the Stade de France.