Netflix’s ‘Skyscraper Live’ Delay: What Alex Honnold’s Timing Says About Your Zodiac’s Patience Levels!
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So, here we are—Alex Honnold, the man who famously danced up El Capitan without a single rope to save him, is now setting his sights on Taipei 101, that towering needle piercing Taiwan’s skyline with all 101 of its floors. And because Mercury’s in retrograde, you might wanna hold your breath (or maybe don’t) as Honnold embarks on this heart-stopping climb, sans any safety gear—no harness, no net, just pure, unfiltered guts. It’s a wild mix of adrenaline, extreme ambition, and a dash of cosmic recklessness, all unfolding live (well, with a cheeky 10-second delay—because, duh, TV doesn’t want a real-life “oops” moment). If you’re wondering why the universe loves testing this guy, tonight’s your chance to find out. Oh, and by the way—don’t forget to tune in before the East Coast clock tells you it’s morning in Taipei, turning this thrill ride into a global wake-up call for sure. LEARN MORE
Tonight, free soloist Alex Honnold is going to free solo one of the world’s tallest buildings: Taipei 101. Honnold is the dude who free soloed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in the 2018 documentary film Free Solo. And now I promise to stop using the phrase “free solo.”
Honnold’s latest ambitious — and dangerous — climb will be brought to you live on Netflix. Well, sort of live. Skyscraper Live, Netflix’s first-ever live event outside of the U.S., will have a built-in 10-second live-delay, a person with knowledge of production tells The Hollywood Reporter. Because you can’t have somebody die on live TV.
Taipei 101 is named for its 101 floors — it is the tallest building in Taiwan and the 11th tallest in the world standing at 1,667 feet tall. A free fall from that height would take about 10.2 seconds with minimal air resistance, according to a calculation I definitely did not personally do. Honnold will have no safety equipment — no harness, no rope and no net — for the climb.
Honnold first set his sites on Taipei 101 over a decade ago, he says. “I’ve hoped to have the opportunity to climb it since then.”
Well, the time has come. On the subject of time, Taipei is 13 hours ahead of the U.S.’ East Coast and 16 hours ahead of L.A. While we’ll be watching Honnold climb on Friday night, he’ll be scaling the building on Saturday morning. Skyscraper Live is set to be a two-hour special.
“Skyscraper Live will kick off 2026 as our latest global must-watch live event,” Brandon Riegg, vice president of nonfiction series and sports at Netflix, said at the time the special was announced. “Watching Alex Honnold free climb Taipei 101 will be an adrenaline-inducing spectacle that you can’t look away from. Everyone will be talking about it as it happens.”
Former ESPN personality Elle Duncan will host the event. On-air panelists will be climber Emily Harrington, NASA engineer-turned-YouTuber Mark Rober (Mark Rober’s CrunchLabs on Netflix!), climbing commentator Pete Woods, and, for some reason, WWE Superstar Seth “Freakin’” Rollins. (OK, so Rollins is there to cross-promote another pretty big Netflix live-event property: Monday Night Raw. Netflix also has WWE’s premium live events outside of the U.S.)
Skyscraper Live is a Plimsoll Productions Limited (part of ITV Studios) production. Al Berman is showrunner; he will executive produce alongside Honnold, Grant Mansfield, James Smith, Alan Eyres, Jonathan Retseck. Joe DeMaio directs. Plimsoll is known for its natural history and adventure documentaries. Honnold has previously worked with Plimsoll Productions on his shows The Devil’s Climb and Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold.
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