The hair-raising stunt was the highest free solo climb of an urban structure, according to Netflix. Free solo refers to climbing without protective equipment.
The event was originally scheduled for Saturday but was postponed at the last minute because of bad weather.
Honnold rose to global prominence in 2017 when he became the first person to climb Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan rock face without ropes, a feat that was chronicled in the Oscar-winning documentary “Free Solo.” But the ascent of Taipei 101 — a 1,667-foot bamboo-inspired building that rises above the city’s skyline and is the 11th largest skyscraper in the world — was his first major man-made challenge.
I SAW THIS DEATH DEFYING FEAT./...NORTH FACE OF EL CAPITIAN...IT WAS TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY,BOLD,AND WAY COOL....HE APPARENTLY MADE A CHOICE TO LIVE NEAR EL CAPITIAN AND SCRUTINIZED EVERY SMALL DETAIL OF THE NORTH FACE AND PLOTTED OUT A PATH....IT TOOK I. THINK A YEAR OR SO OF, BUT HE HAD A PLAN IN PLACE AND HIS ATTENTION TO EVERY MICRO SURFACE WAS A REMARKABLE .....SCARED ME SO MUCH ,BUT I WAS MESMERIZED AND COULD NOT LOOK AWAY.....EXCELLENT DOC.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE R JUST IMMUNE TO FEAR AND HAVE AN INTERNAL FEEL THAT AN UNSEEN HAND IS THERE....WITHHOLDING THE DANGER. i AM NOT THAT PERSON THAT WALKS ACROSS THE GLASS BRIDGE AT THE GRAND CANYON, NOR DO I SEE THE NEED TO FALL OUT OF PLANE AND FLY (WINGLESS UNTIL THE VERY LAST MOMENT).....I AM NOT AN ADRENAL JUNKIE,BUT MY BROTHER IS....OF COURSE AGING CURBS SOME OF THAT.
I used to take a lot of risks having to do with speed, but one last crash ended that desire. As far as heights go… no thanks. Free climbers have different brains.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
JUST WOW, I READ AN ARTICLE THAT HE WAS A LITTLE UPSET HIS PAYCHECK (?) WAS SMALL AND NOT WHAT WAS EXPECTED...I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A PAYED STUNT GIG. i THOUGHT HE WAS DOING IT FOR HIS OWN DESIRE TO CONQUER A MASSIVE ,REACHING TO THE SKY, STRUCTURE....NOW i WONDER IF EL CAPITIAN WAS A DREAM FULFILLED OR A PAYED GIG..
in the El Capitian doc. the narrative made no mention of money exchange....it was centered on his intense desire to solo that portion of the mountain. Like a goal he had set for himself...bucket list.
GREAT VISUAL...AND THAT IS WHY I STATED NO MENTION OF PAYMENT, JUST SEEMED LIKE A BUCKET LIST WISH....ANYWAY,JUST LOOK AT THAT FORMIDABLE FRONT FACE OF THE MTN.
HIS NICK SHOULD BE SPIDER-MAN.
