A 40-year-old American climber has accomplished an amazing feat by free-climbing climbing a skyscraper in Taiwan as his audience watched from far below.
Alex Honnold scaled the 1,667-foot building called Taipei 101 during a livestream on Netflix, the event taking place after a rain-delay postponed it until Sunday, CBS News reported.
A building occupant uses his phone to record US rock climber Alex Honnold climbing the Taipei 101 building without ropes or safety gear in Taipei on January 25, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)
He spent one hour and approximately 30 minutes climbing the building and video footage shows the moment he accomplished the task.
When he stood on top of the skyscraper, Honnold said, “Sick!” and looked
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