US EditionUS climber scales Taiwan's tallest building Taipei 101 without ropes
Alex Honnold’s 1.5-hour ropeless climb of Taipei 101 was streamed live on Netflix, attracting hundreds of spectators and marking a first in skyscraper free soloing.
- On Sunday, American rock climber Alex Honnold began a free-solo ascent of Taipei 101, broadcast live on Netflix with a 10-second delay.
- With 101 floors and a 24-hour rain delay from Saturday, organizers postponed the climb of Taipei 101, Taiwan's 508-meter skyscraper.
- Using horizontal metal beams and L-shaped outcroppings, Honnold pulled himself up and maneuvered around ornamental structures while resting on balconies within segmented sections.
- Onlookers cheered as Honnold paused to face them in a red short-sleeve shirt, and the live broadcast drew both excitement and concern over the ethics of the climb.
- At 508 meters , Taipei 101, 508-meter skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, showcases the climb's scale, with Alain Robert, French rock climber, previously scaling it during its grand opening.
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NBC ConnecticutAlex Honnold was paid an ‘embarrassingly small’ amount for Netflix special, he says
Alex Honnold hit paydirt when he climbed to the top of the 101-story, 1,667-foot Taipei 101 skyscraper. What he apparently didn’t hit was a huge payday. Honnold, 40, thrilled onlookers and audiences who watched the event on Netflix’s “Skyscraper Live” on Jan. 24, but he says he didn’t get paid a lot of money to do it. “I’m not gonna say. It’s an embarrassing amount,” he told The New York Times in an interview published two days before he scaled …
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