Honnold, whose recent scaling of Taipei 101 features in Netflix’s Skyscraper Live, reflects on live audiences, young climbers and his limits.

You look for things that are singular,” said professional rock climber Alex Honnold, known for his legendary “free solo” ascent up Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan.

In one hour and 32 minutes — just two minutes over his own estimation — Alex Honnold completed his free solo climb of Taipei 101, an eye-boggling spectacle live-streamed by Netflix and watched by a ...

Some facts to know about Taipei 101 and where it ranks among the world's tallest skyscrapers as Alex Honnold tries to climb it.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Organizers delayed professional rock climber Alex Honnold's ropeless ascent of the Taipei 101 skyscraper for 24 hours due to weather, they said. Honnold's free solo climb of the ...

American rock climber Alex Honnold has completed his terrifying ascent up a 101-storey tower in Taiwan without ropes live on Netflix. Honnold, 40, scaled Taiwan's 1,667 feet Taipei 101 skyscraper - ...

TAIPEI >> U.S. climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or safety netting on Sunday, watched by thousands of cheering and waving fans as he clambered up one of the world’s ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — American rock climber Alex Honnold has climbed the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan without ropes.

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