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Alex Honnold completes rope-free climb up Taipei 101 skyscraper

Nbcwashington · · 412 words · By Dennis Romero; NBC News
Extreme Sports Taipei 101 Alex Honnold
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“rock climber Alex Honnold masterfully ascended one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers in Taiwan’s capital without a rope.”
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Multiple independent sources (YouTube news clips, Reuters, and Wikipedia) confirm Alex Honnold climbed Taipei 101 without ropes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander J Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big wall climbing routes. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skyscraper Live is a Netflix special in which American climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taiwan skyscraper Taipei 101 without the use of ropes. The ascent was broadcast live on January 25, 2026, and was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_Live_(2026)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101
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“the climb, which unfolded Sunday morning local time.”
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Multiple news sources (CNN, AOL, and other web results) explicitly state the climb took place on a Sunday morning local time after being delayed from Saturday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101
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web search NEUTRAL — Famed rock climber Alex Honnold masterfully ascended one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers without a rope.“Sick,” he said, standing atop Taipei 101 with a panoramic view of Taiwan’s capital after the…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-honnolds-free-solo…
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web search NEUTRAL — American climber Alex Honnold summited Taipei 101 with no ropes or safety net.Alex Honnold had originally been scheduled to climb Taipei 101 on Saturday morning local time – but it was delayed by a da…
https://www.cnn.com/sport/live-news/taiwan-alex-honnold-clim…
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“the climb up the 1,667-foot building”
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Wikipedia explicitly lists the height of Taipei 101 as 508-meter (1,667 ft).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taipei 101/World Trade Center (Chinese: 台北101/世貿; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī/Shìmào) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line. Near this stati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101/World_Trade_Center_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taipei ( ; traditional Chinese: 臺北; simplified Chinese: 台北; pinyin: Táiběi; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ pronounced:[tʰǎɪpèɪ]; Tâi-gí: Tâi-pak), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei
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“The climb, which was shown live on Netflix, took a little over an hour and a half.”
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Multiple web sources confirm the climb was streamed live on Netflix and lasted approximately 91 minutes (1:31:40).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander J Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big wall climbing routes. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skyscraper Live is a Netflix special in which American climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taiwan skyscraper Taipei 101 without the use of ropes. The ascent was broadcast live on January 25, 2026, and was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_Live_(2026)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101
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“Honnold's free climb got underway shortly after 8 p.m. ET Saturday, a day after originally scheduled because of weather.”
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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm the climb was delayed by one day due to weather and was scheduled for a Saturday/Sunday window.
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web search NEUTRAL — Professional climber Alex Honnald's live-on-Netflix climb of Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, has been rescheduled due to weather, Netflix announced Friday night.
https://www.newsbreak.com/nbc-news-510074/4457676480126-alex…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Honnold's planned climb of Taipei 101, which was to be documented in a Netflix live event airing Friday night in the United States, has been postponed due to weather, Netflix announced.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2026/01/23/alex-honnol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Honnold was scheduled to climb Taipei 101 on January 24, 2026, but the climb was delayed a day due to inclement weather.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold
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“the 40-year-old”
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Wikipedia states Alex Honnold was born on August 17, 1985. As of January 2026 (the date of the climb mentioned in evidence), he would be 40 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander J Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big wall climbing routes. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Free solo climbing (or free soloing) is a form of rock climbing in which the climber (or free soloist) climbs on technical terrain without ropes or any form of protective equipment — all they are allo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_solo_climbing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skyscraper Live is a Netflix special in which American climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taiwan skyscraper Taipei 101 without the use of ropes. The ascent was broadcast live on January 25, 2026, and was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_Live_(2026)
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“The California native who attended UC Berkeley”
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Multiple sources, including Britannica and Wikipedia, confirm he is from California and attended UC Berkeley.
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web search NEUTRAL — Honnold dropped out of Berkeley and spent time living at home and driving around California to go climbing. "I'd wound up with my mom's old minivan, and that was my base," he said.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold
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web search NEUTRAL — A Mira Loma High School graduate and Sacramento native, Alex began climbing at age 11 and went on to attend UC Berkeley before dedicating himself fully to the vertical world.
https://sanjuaneducationfoundation.org/hall-of-famer/alex-ho…
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web search NEUTRAL — After graduating from Mira Loma High School in 2003, Honnold attended the University of California, Berkeley, planning to major in civil engineering. That same year his parents separated, and he began…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alex-Honnold
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“has been climbing since age 11”
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One source states he began climbing at age 11, while another source explicitly states he has been climbing since he was 10 years old.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander J Honnold is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big wall climbing routes. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold
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web search NEUTRAL — World-famous free solo climber Alex Honnold has been climbing since he was 10 years old and since then he has dared to scale some of the most difficult rock faces there are, achieving feats that no on…
https://en.as.com/latest_news/alex-honnold-free-solo-climber…
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web search NEUTRAL — He has been solely dedicated to climbing since he was 19 years old, even stopping his studies at UC Berkeley to ensure he could use his time for what he loved most. His devotion is to any kind of clim…
https://www.outdoorrevival.com/featured/hanging-fingertips-a…
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“In 2017 he solo climbed Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan”
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“a feat that became the denouement in "Free Solo," which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2019.”
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“His official bio notes that he's also accomplished a “triple solo” free climb of Mt. Watkins, Half Dome and El Capitan within 24 hours.”
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“He has also explored the natural, vertical features of Antarctica, South America, Greenland and elsewhere”
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