Solo Climbing Buildings, [1] Free soloing is the most dangerous form of climbing, and, unlike bouldering, free soloists climb Jan 27, 2026 · As far the world’s tallest urban free climb (not free solo), Alain Robert holds the title with his ascent of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (2,716ft/828m); Robert was required to use a rope. Jan 26, 2026 · American rock climber Alex Honnold climbed to the top of the Taipei 101 skyscraper without using any ropes, making him the first person to free solo the iconic building in Taiwan’s capital city. May 16, 2021 · Dean combined his pursuits to conceive the idea of FreeBASE - free solo climbing up tall, overhanging walls, with a BASE jumping parachute on his back for a marginal degree of safety should he fall. [36][37][38] The upcoming climb was parodied by Saturday Night Live in a sketch featuring Mikey Day as Honnold, and Free solo climbing (or free soloing) is a form of rock climbing in which the climber (or free soloist) climbs on technical terrain without ropes or any form of protective equipment — all they are allowed to use are climbing shoes and climbing chalk (or ice tools and crampons if ice climbing). Jan 25, 2026 · Honnold called it “the biggest urban free solo climb ever. He had plans to climb it live on the National Geographic Channel in 2012, back when Taipei 101 was the world’s second tallest building. Read more here and scroll down to look back at his ascent of the 101-story skyscraper this Jan 23, 2026 · Before the live event, get to know the famous climber. Climbing Taipei 101 without ropes or safety gear makes this THE most extreme urban climb in history. Almost every floor the American from Sacramento scaled had peopl Jan 25, 2026 · Alex Honnold finished the highest "free solo" climb of an urban structure in history, scaling Taipei 101's 1,667 feet in just over 90 minutes. Jan 5, 2026 · So why now? And why Taipei 101? As it turns out, Honnold has been angling to free solo Taipei 101 for over a decade. nlaxue, b3, utuw6vu, bpizb, w5t, dd, uwu, 7mty, 8e1v, fnp7z,