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American rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment.Cheers erupted from a

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  1. WTOL Toledo

    Alex Honnold's climb of Taipei 101 skyscraper delayed by 24 hours (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    Honnold is known for his legendary ropeless ascent up Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, documented in “Free Solo."

  2. NBC News

    Alex Honnold's ropeless climb of Taipei 101 skyscraper rescheduled due to weather (opens NBC News)

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    Towering high above Taiwan’s capital city at 1,667 feet, Taipei 101 has captured the imagination of professional rock climber Alex Honnold for more than a decade.

  3. NBC 6 South Florida

    Alex Honnold completes rope-free climb up Taipei 101 skyscraper – NBC 6 South Florida (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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  4. NBC New York

    Alex Honnold completes rope-free climb up Taipei 101 skyscraper (opens NBC New York)

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    Honnold is familiar with the challenges of free-soloing, having climbed Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan among other feats, but ascending a skyscraper came...

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Alex Honnold's rope-free climb up Taipei 101 skyscraper underway after weather delay (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Honnold is familiar with the challenges of free-soloing, having climbed Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan among other feats, but ascending a skyscraper comes...

  6. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Alex Honnold scales Taipei 101 without ropes in daring live climb (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    American rock climber Alex Honnold completed a ropeless ascent of Taipei 101 on Sunday.

  7. Al-Monitor

    US climber scales Taiwan's tallest building Taipei 101 without ropes (opens Al-Monitor)

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    TAIPEI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or safety netting on Sunday, watched by thousands of cheering and waving fans as he clambered up one of the world's tallest buildings.

  8. Deadline

    Alex Honnold Finishes Taipei 101 Climb During Netflix Skyscraper Live (opens Deadline)

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    Alex Honnold

  9. ABC 7 San Francisco

    American rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment.

  10. Wyoming Public Media

    U.S. rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Alex Honnold: US man free climbs Taiwan's 101-story tower (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Spiderman called in sick, so Alex Hannold scaled the Taipei 101 — all without ropes, safety nets or spidey webs. Taiwan's president congratulated Honnold on completing the challenge.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    California-born rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Rock climber Alex Honnold, a California native, has ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper without any ropes or protective equipment.

  13. CBS News

    Climber Alex Honnold free solos Taipei 101 skyscraper (opens CBS News)

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    Alex Honnold also famously climbed Yosemite's El Capitan without any ropes or safety gear in 2017.

  14. Variety

    Alex Honnold on His Record-Breaking Live Netflix Skyscraper Climb, Whether the Gasping Crowds Made Him Nervous and How Windy It Got (opens Variety)

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    An hour after he successfully free solo climbed the Taipei 101 skyscraper, Alex Honnold was interviewed by Variety about the winds, crowds and more.

  15. Deseret News

    Alex Honnold successfully free solos Taipei 101 (opens Deseret News)

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    In just over an hour and a half on Sunday morning, Alex Honnold stood atop Taiwan’s tallest building, Taipei 101, having climbed without ropes or gear.

  16. The Hollywood Reporter

    Alex Honnold on What He Hopes Viewers Will Take Away From His Staggering Climb of Taipei 101 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    After finishing the tallest urban free solo ever — streamed globally by Netflix as 'Skyscraper Live' — the renowned climber reflects on risk, joy and the existential message of his feat.

  17. New York Post

    Rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes during Netflix’s ‘Skyscraper Live’ (opens New York Post)

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    Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 1,667-foot Taipei 101 skyscraper about 90 minutes after he started.

  18. WSVN Miami

    American rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment.Cheers erupted from a

  19. KVOA Tucson

    Alex Honnold completes rope-free climb of up Taipei 101 Skyscraper (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Famed rock climber Alex Honnold masterfully ascended one of the world

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