Overview
- The veteran free soloist plans to scale the 1,667-foot Taipei 101 without ropes or safety nets as part of Netflix’s Skyscraper Live.
- Deadline and Forbes report a global start time of Friday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET) on Netflix.
- Honnold describes the ascent as a lifelong dream and acknowledges inherent danger while asserting preparation and rehearsal make it feel very safe.
- He argues Taipei 101’s design, with balconies every few floors, could lessen the consequences of a fall compared with many rock objectives.
- Online reactions question the ethics and safety of broadcasting the attempt live, and a forum post lists a differing local schedule for Jan. 24 in Taipei.