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American climber Alex Honnold has successfully climbed a skyscraper in Taiwan without ropes, harnesses or safety equipment.
Named Taipei 101 for its number of floors, the building is 508 meters (1,667 feet) tall, made of steel, glass and concrete and designed to resemble a bamboo pole.
Honnold is famous for being the first person to scale the vertical granite cliffs of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park without the use of ropes or safety gear.
The climb was originally scheduled for Saturday but was postponed Postponed due to wet weather.
His climb in the Taiwanese capital was broadcast live on Netflix, and the company said the broadcast would be delayed if the worst happened.
Honnold completed the climb in one hour and 31 minutes and celebrated the achievement with one word: “Sick.”
His time was more than half the time recorded by the only man to climb the tower.
Alain Robert, a Frenchman who calls himself “Spider-Man”, climbed to the top of Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world at the time. four hours later. He did this with a rope and a harness.
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Meiqin congratulated Honnold on his rise, writing on
Honnold was greeted at the top of the building by his wife, who expressed concerns about the wind and heat as he climbed.
But there was another distraction in his ascent.
When Honnold reached the 89th floor, fans cheered and waved face to face, but he clung to the building’s windows.
Video of the moment The video, shared by Honnold and Netflix on Instagram, shows the climber is undeterred.
Honnold has climbed numerous extreme climbs during his career. Free Climbing, a documentary about his 3,000-foot (915m) climb to El Capitan, won an Academy Award.
