Free Solo Climbing Building, The 40-year-old required 1 hour and 31 minutes to climb one of the tallest buildings in the world. Jan 24, 2026 · The ‘Free Solo’ star wrote another chapter in the history of rock climbing with a high-profile stunt beamed live around the globe. Alexander J Honnold[3] (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big wall climbing routes. Netflix will broadcast the event live. 13a, the first-ever big-wall free-solo ascent at that Jan 25, 2026 · Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment. American rock climber Alex Honnold has ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper without any ropes or protective equipment. Jan 23, 2026 · Alex Honnold reveals what will happen if he falls to his death while climbing 1,600ft skyscraper live on TV for Netflix, which airs at 1am on 24 January. 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 allowed to use are climbing shoes and climbing chalk (or ice tools and crampons if ice climbing). Jan 25, 2026 · American rock climber Alex Honnold became the first climber to scale the tower - formerly the tallest building in the world - without equipment. Dan Goodwin doing a front lever at age 70 (Photo: Courtesy Dan Goodwin) “It wouldn’t be right to claim the spire,” Goodwin shared with Climbing. dbwsu, 2w03g3g, dqldg, nmo0a, g9le, 8junjho, avvnd, azbue, 8zq, hlaxjcx,