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Alex Honnold Climbs Taipei 101 Without Harness As Crowd Cheers On

American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as he reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower about 90 minutes after he started. Wearing a red short-sleeve shirt, Honnold waved his arms back and forth over his head. Honnold, known for his ropeless ascent up Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, climbed up one corner of Taipei 101 using small L-shaped outcroppings as footholds. Periodically, he had to maneuver around and clamber up the sides of large ornamental structures that jut out from the tower, pulling himself up with his bare hands.

Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
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Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., poses for a photo during a news conference after he completed a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., poses for a photo during a news conference after he completed a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., with his wife Sanni Honnold, speaks as he answers to media members during a news conference after he completed a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., with his wife Sanni Honnold, speaks as he answers to media members during a news conference after he completed a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., raises his fist as he climbs on top of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., raises his fist as he climbs on top of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., in a red shirt, performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., in a red shirt, performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., center left, performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., center left, performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
A fan of rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., shows a poster before Honnold climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
A fan of rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., shows a poster before Honnold climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
People watch rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., perform a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
People watch rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., perform a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
People watch rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., climb the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
People watch rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., climb the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. | Photo: AP/Chiang Ying-ying
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