"One of the most jaw-dropping athletic feats in recent memory happened this past Saturday, when legendary rock climber Alex Honnold free soloed the Taipei 101 skyscraper live on Netflix. Formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, the building stands 1,667 feet tall, making it the 11th-tallest structure in the world. From 2004 to 2009, it actually held the title of tallest building on Earth, before the Burj Khalifa took that crown."
"without ropes, harnesses, or safety equipment, finishing in just over 90 minutes and becoming only the second person ever to pull it off. It's hard to overstate how unhinged this is. Thousands of people tuned in to watch the pure, panic-inducing spectacle of a 40-year-old man scaling a skyscraper with nothing but his hands and shoes, the kind of thing your brain immediately rejects as a bad idea. And yet, Honnold made it look almost routine."
Alex Honnold free soloed the 1,667-foot Taipei 101 skyscraper live on Netflix, climbing without ropes, harnesses, or safety equipment. The building, formerly the Taipei World Financial Center, once held the title of tallest building on Earth from 2004 to 2009 before the Burj Khalifa. Honnold completed the ascent in just over 90 minutes and became only the second person to climb it without protection. Thousands of viewers tuned in late Saturday night in the U.S. Social media filled with clips, screenshots, and a mix of awe and disbelief. Observers noted the spectacle as panic-inducing yet oddly routine in Honnold's execution.
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