Man climbs 1,600 ft high sky scrapper without a rope in Taiwan

[WhatInThe]

An American climbed a 1,667 ft high sky scrapper in 90 minutes without a rope in Taiwan. The climb was broadcast live on Netflix.

American free-climbs Taiwan skyscraper without ropes on Netflix

The structure is the 11th tallest in the world

 

[OldOld]

Apparently he has a sports agent negotiating the deal with Netflix, but is not disclosing the price tag.
Taipei 's 101 skyscraper is easier to climb than many other comparable skyscrapers because the building goes up in sections, giving the climber break-points to hold and rest.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

That's just crazy! I wonder how he knew he could successfully accomplish that feat?! What would have happened if he had fallen? When I saw the promo picture, I thought it was for a new gameshow! I know they featured the story on GMA too, but I haven't finished watching that broadcast yet. I wouldn't mind seeing him being interviewed.

 

[oscash]

I watched him on television yesterday and they did mention there was something like a 10 second delay in the filming in case
he did fall and it wouldn't have been broadcasted. (I might be a bit off in the delay time)

 

[smiley]

basically should not be permitted on my grounds including the hard concrete ground that he might plummet to??

 

[OldOld]

This guy has a track record of success in climbing, the most difficult rock cliff in Yosemite(some other climbers fell and died there), and the twin tower skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur.

 

[asp3]

It was Alex Honnold an extremely talented climber. Evidently they did a brain scan of him in 2016 that shows he does not have the same response to fear inducing stimuli that most other people has. Some people say he is fearless.

Even though I climb I didn't watch the show because seeing images of people free solo climbing is stimuli that induces fear in me.

If he had fallen he probably would have died unless he found some way to catch himself.