Alex Honnold says he needed to know if scaling the Taipei 101 was even possible before he did Netflix’s "Skyscraper Live" special, so he turned to a more traditional way of climbing to find out.

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“Free Solo” star Alex Honnold expects to ascend the Taipei 101 tower in less than 2½ hours.

During a rock climbing session at his local gym, Alexander Tsao gazed at the rope that was keeping him secured 40 feet off the ground and suddenly had a thought: What happened to the ropes when they ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Towering high above Taiwan’s capital city at 1,667 feet (508 meters), Taipei 101 dominates the skyline.