we wanted to get onto the crane on the left. which is on top of this huge platform that just sits in the river. so we just got into the river bed further down and walked down to the platform. cus it was low tide we could walk out to it and climb up through it onto the platform itself. that was the risky bit because it was completely flat and visible to security. so there was a quick run across to the shelter of the crane and then we managed to get up as far as the big box bit in the middle, where the driver sits an the all the main cogs are. they had welded mesh grids around the base of the ladders to stop people climbing up so we went up the underside of the ladders which is fine but if you slip you fall about 8metres into the river. I was so scared but it was such a good buzz! Below is the place upstream where we got in. the cranes are just visible above the railway bridge in the foreground. It was amazing how industrial the whole place even though it was in the centre of London
