Check out the climbing legend as he tries to make history again.
Is Alex Honnold's Taipei 101 climb live? Everything you need to know about Netflix's delayed broadcast originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Alex Honnold tries his luck at conquering Taipei 101 on Jan. 24.
The climbing legend won’t just be scaling the tallest skyscrapers in the world. He'll do it live on the streaming giant Netflix.
The broadcast, Skyscraper Live, will stream in real time and document Honnold’s rope-free ascent of the 101-story tower.
The climb marks a dramatic shift from the natural rock faces that defined his rise to fame, most notably his historic free solo of El Capitan, captured in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo.
MORE: How many people have free soloed El Capitan?
Is Alex Honnold's Taipei 101 climb live?
Alex Honnold will climb Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings in the world, live on Netflix, but there will be a 10-second delay, per NBC News. The stream will start at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, and the broadcast is expected to last two hours.
Taipei 101 presents a different kind of test. Rather than jagged granite, the building features a series of eight stacked, pagoda-like modules designed to resemble bamboo stalks — architectural elements Honnold calls “bamboo boxes.” Each section spans eight floors and includes a balcony, creating repeated cycles of sustained effort followed by brief relief.
“There really isn’t a single hardest move,” Honnold told Netflix’s Tudum. “The challenge comes from the overall physicality. The fatigue that builds over the course of the building is harder to anticipate.”
Unlike rock walls, the skyscraper is nearly vertical from bottom to top. Buildings, Honnold notes, are steeper than most natural faces, requiring constant tension and precision. While the idea of a live, no-rope climb may sound reckless, Honnold insists it is anything but impulsive.
“There’s a plan, and I’m executing it,” he said.
Known for exhaustive preparation, Honnold free solos only under what he considers perfect conditions — weather, health and total confidence in his movements. Viewers watching live, he says, should focus less on fear and more on the discipline behind the ascent.
The event promises an unfiltered look at endurance, focus and one of the most audacious live sports broadcasts ever attempted.
MORE: Alex Honnold hometown and more to know about where climbing legend lives
Category: General Sports
