The Greenpeace protesters climbing The Shard (from left to right) Sabine Huyghe (Belgium), Sandra Lamborn (Sweden), Victoria Henry (Canada), Ali Garrigan (UK), Wiola Smul (Poland) and Liesbeth Debbens (Netherlands) (Picture: PA)

Six Greenpeace protesters are currently attempting to scale the UK’s largest building, The Shard.

The climb, involving six women, is part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of mineral exploitation in the Artic.

The group have dubbed the stunt #iceclimb and have released information on all six climbers.

Sabine Huyghe – Ghent, Belgium – 33


‘Sabine has been volunteering with Greenpeace for seven years. She felt inspired to train as a climber after helping other activists in Belgium.’

Sandra Lamborn – Stockholm, Sweden – 29

‘Sandra recently completed an MA in environmental science and has spent four years volunteering for Greenpeace. She feels the Arctic is one of the most important campaigns of her generation.’



Victoria Henry – London, UK (originally Vancouver, Canada) – 32

‘Victoria climbs in her spare time and has been involved with Greenpeace for five years. She feels that drilling for oil in the Arctic is one of the most heart-breaking acts of environmental destruction today and feels proud to be part of the resistance to these plans.’

Months of training and secrecy end here. I'm scared but incredibly excited about today #iceclimb — Victoria Henry (@victohenry) July 11, 2013

Ali Garrigan – Nottinghamshire, UK – 27

‘Ali has been climbing since the age of 18 and a Greenpeace volunteer for one year. She hopes to help bring attention to the dangers facing the Arctic.’

Wiola Smul – Poland – 23

‘Wiola has been a Greenpeace volunteer for four years. She wants to change the way that companies are exploiting vulnerable regions like the Arctic.’

Liesbeth Deddens – Groningen, Netherlands – 31

‘Liesbeth began climbing in high school and now climbs various terrains such as alpine, ice and rock. She joined Greenpeace seven years ago because she loves to be outdoors and it hurts her to see nature getting ruined.’