Alex Honnold looked at Taipei 101—the 101-story glass-and-steel monster once crowned world’s tallest—and thought, “Eh, ropes are for amateurs.” In just 90 windy minutes, this free-solo legend spider-manned his way up 508 meters with nothing but grip strength, sheer nerve, and a crowd below screaming like it was the Super Bowl finale. Forget elevators or stairs; Honnold treated the building’s bamboo-box ledges like his personal jungle gym. After El Capitan, this is basically his version of a casual Sunday stroll—except the “path” is vertical death and one wrong breeze means game over. Netflix delayed the feed by 10 seconds just in case, you know, plot twist.
Climber Alex Honnold scales Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes
