This part seems crux tbh...

This looks harder and more physical than I expected.

For real!

That dude is unbelievable. Balls of steel.

What concerns me is why the govt even allow this climb in the first place

I haven't seen it yet so I keep blasting past your videos. Seems actually harder bc of lack of texture? What would the climbing community rate it?

I was thinking 5.12a but opinions vary

@MalachiONeill I heard Alex say its 5.11

@ClimbingCoachX Of course he would know as well as anyone, even better, but it's kind of funny, too, since it's him specifically.

Also putting tons of trust into some construction work that may not have been installed with the intention that someone would be climbing it years later 😳

👍👍👍

Hard to believe someone can climb that high with balls that big

Alex needs to chill out and become an Instructor. His kids doesn't need a dead Father.

I don't think you can teach this.

Missed him by seconds but got the chopper in it tho

Can’t even watch it stresses me out so much. Amazing.

Wow, guy trusts his shoes!

I love Alex Honnold and Free Solo is one of my favourite films ever (terrifying and exhilirating all at once). But at some point, he has to stop, because luck always runs out for someone taking this much risk. Would be such a sad day if he fell...!!!

looks slippery

Dude. 3.4M Reposts by big accounts. Well done. You sent it.

It was all Alex

All class. Very well done.

I watched it live. It was two hours of pretty high anxiety for me. I was talking to the TV and telling him to get away from the edge when he was standing in a safe spot waving to people. I hope he got paid like a NFL, MLB, NBA superstar!! The man is awesome!

I think the hardest part is in mentality. Crowd, live stream, wife at the mid-floor. Man it’s just too hard.

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Everyone in the comments tagging grok what crux means. In trading, the crux is timing the exit.

palms are sweaty just watching this

@grok wtf is Crux

The friction hold toe placement on the smooth metal is crazy

I just don’t understand how he blocks out the noise and all the hoopla. It’s incredible. 🤙

Thank the gods he didn't fall, that's all I can say

You know Dubai has probably already contacted him about climbing the Burj…

The broadcast has 10s delay so if in case something happens, they can cut the broadcast immediately. However, this is calculated risk for Alex and whole Netflix prod

He’s the penguin

This is more impressive than any major league sport. He deserved more money.

🇺🇸 American rock climber Alex Honnold successfully free-soloed the 508-meter (1,667-foot) Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan without ropes or safety gear on Jan 25, 2026 🧗🏼‍♀️ 🇺🇸 The 40-year-old completed the 101-floor, 91-minute climb, which was streamed by Netflix 🧗🏼‍♀️

Appreciate people like him existing in the world 🙏

some ppl tho

What does Crux mean?

Can amy climbing expert confirm that this would have been "technically" way easier than el capitan? obviously to mere mortals its still absolutely mind blowing. Just looks like a walk in the park for him compared to a flat mountain

confirmed

He should get a sneaker endorsement.

Meanwhile, our staff felt good and accomplished just getting out of bed today. Wild.

That’s just nuts man.