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Alex Honnold Free-Solos Taipei 101, One of the World's Tallest Buildings

Published January 25, 2026, 09:07
Alex Honnold Free-Solos Taipei 101, One of the World's Tallest Buildings

American climber Alex Honnold completed a remarkable free solo ascent of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, climbing without ropes or any safety gear. The climb, which took 1 hour and 32 minutes, was live-streamed on Netflix and watched by hundreds of spectators. Honnold, known for similar extreme climbs like El Capitan in 2017, was greeted with enthusiasm at the top by his wife. Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest buildings, is a major landmark in Taipei.