Climber Alex Honnold free solos Taipei 101 skyscraper
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Key Points:
- Alex Honnold successfully completed a free solo ascent of Taipei 101 in Taiwan, climbing the 1,667-foot skyscraper without ropes in 1 hour and 31 minutes during a live Netflix livestream.
- The climb was postponed from January 23 due to bad weather, with Honnold noting the challenge of climbing being dependent on nature.
- Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest buildings, was previously climbed with ropes by Alain Robert in over four hours; Honnold's ascent is considered the biggest urban free solo climb to date.
- Honnold is renowned for his 2017 free solo climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a feat documented in the Oscar-winning film "Free Solo,"
