US EditionHow Much Is Alex Honnold Getting Paid by Netflix to Climb Taiwan's Taipei 101?
Alex Honnold attempts the highest urban free solo climb on Taipei 101, with the event streamed live on Netflix and betting markets active on completion time.
- On Saturday, 24 January 2026, Netflix will stream Skyscraper Live, with Alex Honnold attempting to scale Taipei 101’s 508 meters without ropes or safety nets at 1am GMT.
- Honnold frames the climb as `the biggest urban free solo ever`, while organizers expect millions of global viewers and Polymarket fuels speculation on his finish time.
- Production notes that the Netflix production team is working with the same risk-management firm from prior Honnold specials and will use a viewer advisory and 10-second delay; Taipei 101's 'bamboo box' design with balconies every eight floors offers intermittent rests.
- Critics warn the live broadcast could encourage amateurs to imitate risky behaviour, and Alex Honnold acknowledges a mistake would likely be fatal, saying `If something happens, I would die`; he is aware of public reservations and online commentary.
- A successful ascent would further cement Alex Honnold's place in climbing history after his El Capitan free-solo and the documentary Free Solo, with finish-time odds about 75 minutes.
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