<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Legendary American rock climber Alex Honnold stunned the world yesterday when he scaled the 1,667-foot skyscraper Taipei 101 in Taiwan without any safety equipment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The entire 90-minute event was broadcast live on Netflix on Saturday with a ten-second delay after being postponed due to weather earlier in the week. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It was like what a view, it’s incredible, what a beautiful day,” the 40-year-old climber said afterward, per </span><a href="https://apnews.com/article/alex-honnold-taipei-101-solo-climb-netflix-cfe8960237290086cdee581075056fbf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Associated Press</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “It was very windy, so I was like, don’t fall off the spire. I was trying to balance nicely. But it was, what an incredible position, what a beautiful way to see Taipei.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Honnold has done major climbs before, but nothing to this scale. Spectators watched captivated as the climber ascended the massive skyscraper, at one point, going hands-free, gripping only with his legs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A huge crowd of onlookers watched from the ground and in the building, which Honnold said was not the usual for him. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">ALEX HONNOLD AFTER COMPLETING HIS FREE SOLO OF TAIPEI 101: &#8220;Sick.&#8221;</p>
<p>The 101 story climb took 1 hour and 35 minutes <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SkyscraperLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SkyscraperLIVE</a> <a href="https://t.co/TIzeRqiUcM">pic.twitter.com/TIzeRqiUcM</a></p>
<p>— Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/2015255348215742822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When I was leaving the ground, you’re like oh it’s kind of intense, there’s so many people watching,” he said, per the AP. “But then honestly, they’re all wishing me well. I mean basically it just makes the whole experience feel almost more festive, all these nice people are out supporting me and having a good time.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The father of two first went viral in 2017 after becoming the first person to “free solo” on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, climbing 2,900 feet without safety equipment. The 2018 biographical documentary “Free Solo,” is about Honnold’s climbing career and won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Free solo&#8221; in rock climbing means climbing without any ropes or harnesses. It’s the most dangerous form of climbing and often proves fatal. One mistake can easily result in death. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another climber, Alain Robert from France, climbed Taipei 101 in 2004 upon its completion. At the time, it was the tallest building in the world. However, Robert utilized ropes and harnesses for his ascent.</span></p>

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