Back in 2017, rock climber Alex Honnold completed the first ascent of El Capitan in California's Yosemite Valley without ropes - a death-defying stunt requiring the recruitment of world-class climbers ...

Last month, free solo star Alex Honnold stunned the world with a rope-free climb of Taipei 101 — a 101-story skyscraper in Taiwan — broadcast globally on Netflix. But beyond the sheer physical feat, ...

Last month, famous rock climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan without any ropes or equipment. It was the highest free solo climb of an urban structure in history (1,667 ft) ...

There are few things more casual than professional climber Alex Honnold calmly describing his latest life-or-death escapades in interviews, and the footage above with Jimmy Kimmel is no exception.

When Alex Honnold stepped onto the façade of Taipei 101 on January 25, 2026, millions watched live on Netflix as the legendary free soloist began his most ambitious urban climb yet. The same climber ...

Alex Honnold approached his free-solo climb up Taipei 101 like he would any ascent up a mountain. For the seasoned climber the building’s 1,667-foot height maybe considered squat, at least relative to ...

Alex Honnold said he needed to know if scaling the Taipei 101 was even possible before he did Netflix’s Skyscraper Live special, so he turned to a more traditional way of climbing to find out. Honnold ...

Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper is back in the spotlight after Alex Honnold’s record-breaking free solo climb of Taipei 101. While visitors can’t follow his exact route, there are many ways to experience ...

Alex Honnold successfully scaled one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers on Saturday without a rope — so what kind of audience did the risky live event attract? The free-solo climber’s conquering of ...

Taipei, TAIWAN -- American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as he reached the ...