U.S. climber scales Taiwan's tallest building Taipei 101
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"I’m very confident," Honnold has said. But Netflix has discussed every possibility, including catastrophe
In a recent trailer for Skyscraper Live, Honnold’s wife, Sanni McCandless, acknowledged people’s concerns about her husband free-soloing now that he’s a father to two young children. “This is who Alex is,” McCandless said.
Coincidentally (and morbidly), it's exactly as long as a free fall from the top of Taipei 101 would take.
Calling all adrenaline junkies, Netflix has a broadcast specifically for you this week. Well, it's specifically for adrenaline junkies who are probably not also stressed out by heights. On Friday, professional climber Alex Honnold will be scaling his next mountain — except it's not a mountain.
Alex Honnold reveals what will happen if he falls to his death while climbing 1,600ft skyscraper live on TV for Netflix, which airs at 1am on 24 January.
Later today (well, tomorrow in Taiwan), "Free Solo" climber Alex Honnold will start his ascent on the 1,677-foot Taipei 101 skyscraper - without ropes - by carefully making his way up the tower's slab base.
"Skyscraper Live," Netflix’s coverage of free solo climber Alex Honnold scaling the Taipei 101, is streaming live on the platform Friday night. What time does the dangerous climb begin?