American climber climbs ropeless to Taiwan's highest building

American climber Alex Honnold climbed the Taipei Rocks 101 without ropes or safety nets Sunday, followed by thousands of fans who cheered and embraced while climbing into one of the world's highest buildings.

“Scan”, Honnold said as he reached the top of Taiwan's highest building following his 91-minute climb “solo free”, which was organised and broadcast live by Netflix.

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Taipei 101, 508m high (1,667 feet), which dominates the city's horizon and is a major tourist attraction, was the world's highest building from 2004 to 2010, a crown currently held by Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The climb, without security equipment, developed with the full support and permission of Taipei 101 and the city government.

Honnold said he once thought of climbing into the facility without permission.

But then, out of respect for the building and respect for all the people on the team who had allowed me access to see it, I said, of course I won't steal it, I'll respect people and see if it ever gets resolved.”. /Periscopi/