broadcast live on Netflix<\/a> with a 10-second delay. The ascent, originally scheduled for Saturday, was delayed for 24 hours due to rain.<\/p>\n\u201cIt was like what a view, it\u2019s incredible, what a beautiful day,\u201d Hannold said after scaling the building. \u201cIt was very windy, so I was like, \u2018don\u2019t fall off the spire\u2019. I was trying to balance nicely. But it was, what an incredible position, what a beautiful way to see Taipei.\u201d<\/p>\n
The climber said he hoped people would be inspired in their own path after seeing his achievement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that people often find the inspiration that they need to pursue their own challenges or their own goals. It\u2019s often the kick they need to do whatever it is that they want to do in their life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOften they\u2019ll watch something like this and it\u2019s a reminder that their time is finite and they should use it in the best way, the most meaningful way that they can. If anything, I hope that that\u2019s what people take from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The climb drew both excitement and concern over the ethical implications of attempting such a high-risk endeavor on live broadcast.<\/p>\n
Honnold, known for his ropeless ascent up Yosemite National Park\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Having a cheering crowd was unusual and a bit unnerving at first for Honnold, whose climbs are usually in remote areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was leaving the ground, you\u2019re like \u2018oh it\u2019s kind of intense, there\u2019s so many people watching\u2019,\u201d he said. \u201cBut then honestly, they\u2019re all wishing me well. I mean basically it just makes the whole experience feel almost more festive, all these nice people are out supporting me and having a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The building has 101 floors, with the hardest part being the 64 floors comprising the middle section \u2013 the \u201cbamboo boxes\u201d that give the building its signature look. Divided into eight, each segment has eight floors of steep, overhanging climbing followed by balconies, where he took short rests as he made his way upward.<\/p>\n
Honnold isn\u2019t the first climber to ascend the skyscraper, but he is the first to do so without a rope. French rock climber Alain Robert scaled the building on Christmas Day in 2004 as part of the grand opening of what was then the world\u2019s tallest building.<\/p>\n
Robert, who was covering the event for CNN, offered his congratulations<\/a> to Hannold on Sunday, saying he could understand what he must be feeling. \u201cFor me, it felt incredible \u2013 although I was not risking my life because I had a rope, the weather conditions were so horrible [and] it took me four hours.<\/p>\n\u201cI know Alex, all along I was confident \u2026 I didn\u2019t worry at all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American rock climber Alex Honnold climbed the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75],"class_list":["post-431710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}