Inside Alex Honnold's Brutal Workout for 1600-Ft. Taipei Climb Without Ropes

Daredevil climber’s brain shows no fear during extreme stunts: Experts reveal why

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. professional rock climber Alex Honnold upped the ante during his recent urban climb in Taiwan.  The daredevil athlete scaled the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Jan. 25 with no ropes or protective equipment. The event was streamed live on Netflix, as Fox News Digital previously reported. Honnold successfully reached the summit of the 101-story steel building in just an hour and 31 minutes, waving his arm…

Daredevil climber's brain shows no fear during extreme stunts: Experts reveal why

Alex Honnold of the U.S. climbed Taiwan's Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes, as neuroscientists reveal his brain shows little fear response compared to brains of other people.

Inside Alex Honnold's Brutal Workout for 1600-Ft. Taipei Climb Without Ropes

Months before the world tuned into Netflix’s Skyscraper Live, Alex Honnold was already deep into one of the most grueling training regimens of his life. The famed free solo climber, 40, prepared to take on Taipei 101 — a 1667-foot titan in Taiwan with 101 floors — by visualising how it would feel to “experience those emotions ahead of time.” “It’s this mental preparation that informs my physical training,” he said in a video posted by Netflix Sp…

Tracking Alex Honnold’s extraordinary Taipei 101 climb

After last Sunday’s astonishing ascent of the 508-metre Taipei 101 tower, Alex Honnold laid claim to being not only the world’s best free climber but also one of history’s greatest athletes.

Urban Free Solo: How Alex Honnold's Taipei 101 Climb Highlights Innovations in High-Rise Construction

When Alex Honnold stepped onto the façade of Taipei 101 on January 25, 2026, millions watched live on Netflix as the legendary free soloist began his most ambitious urban climb yet. The same climber who conquered El Capitan’s sheer granite face was now tackling a different vertical challenge—a 1,667-foot skyscraper that once held the title […] The post Urban Free Solo: How Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 Climb Highlights Innovations in High-Rise Const…