Alex Honnold's skyscraper climb 'unable to proceed'
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World-renowned free climber Alex Honnold, 40, began his ascent of Taipei 101 shortly after 9 a.m. local time Sunday, gripping the tower’s spandrel bands as he inched his way up the structure’s southwestern corner while hundreds of onlookers cheered below.
Alex Honnold had been set to ascend the Taipei 101 skyscraper, without any safety equipment and with millions of people watching on live TV.