Tonight, Friday, January 23, 2026, starting at 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific, Alex Honnold will free-solo climb a skyscraper in Taiwan, and the world can watch it live. Honnold will climb the 1,667-foot Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or safety equipment, and he received special permission from Taiwanese authorities to do this. Netflix is airing the stunt live during a two-hour special called Skyscraper Live. To watch, you’ll need an active Netflix account.
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In an interview before he flew to Taiwan, Honnold said he likes to say “yes” to interesting life experiences, and receiving permission to climb a cool building in a cool place met that criteria for him. Honnold famously free-solo climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, which is much taller than Taipei 101, but urban climbing provides a different sort of challenge that Honnold seems excited to take on.
Watch Honnold free-solo climb a skyscraper tonight, 1/23, at 8 PM Eastern here (Netlix log in required). UPDATE: Due to rain, the live climb has been rescheduled for 1/24, same time and place.
Learn more about the climb below:
Check out an interview Honnold did before leaving for the event:
Will you be tuning in tonight to watch live?
Header stock image of Taipei 101 by GoranQ/Getty Images
