Honnold’s free solo climb of the iconic building in Taiwan’s capital was being broadcast live on Netflix. The ascent, originally scheduled for the previous day, was delayed for 24 hours due to rain.
The 508m building, which dominates the city’s skyline and is a major tourist attraction, was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2010, a crown currently held by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Taipei 101 has been scaled before.
In 2004, French climber Alain Robert, dubbed Spiderman for his ropeless ascents of some of the world’s highest skyscrapers, climbed the building, in a time of four hours with a safety rope.
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