"An American climber scaled Taiwan's tallest tower on Sunday, without a safety net or a harness, becoming the first person to do so. Hundreds of spectators gathered as Alex Honnold, 40, began his journey up the "Taipei 101." After an hour and a half, Honnold had successfully climbed 1,667 feet (508 meters), uttering the word "sick" as he took in the view. He then rappelled down to his wife Sanni McCandless Hannold."
"Honnold said he had considered to scale the building without permission after his first request was denied. "But then out of respect for the building and respect for all the people on the team who'd allowed me access to look at it, I was like, well obviously I'm not going to poach this, I'm going to respect the people and just see if it ever comes together," he told reporters."
Alex Honnold, 40, free-climbed Taipei 101 without a safety net or harness, reaching the 1,667-foot (508-meter) pinnacle after an hour and a half. Hundreds of spectators watched as he uttered "sick" upon taking in the view and then rappelled down to his wife Sanni McCandless Hannold. The ascent was captured and broadcast live by Netflix. Honnold rose to fame after his 2017 free solo of El Captain and said scaling Taipei 101 had been a lifelong goal. He said he had considered climbing without permission after an initial denial but chose to respect the team and secure access.
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