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.
