Alex Honnold says he needed to know if scaling the Taipei 101 was even possible before he did Netflix’s "Skyscraper Live" special, so he turned to a more traditional way of climbing to find out.

The YouTube star would've done it differently.

How long did it take Alex Honnold to free solo Taipei 101? Final result of Netflix's 'Skyscaper Live' special originally ...

Alex Honnold also famously climbed Yosemite's El Capitan without any ropes or safety gear in 2017.

Alex Honnold revealed that he was paid an “embarrassing” paycheck for scaling Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest ...

Alex Honnold revealed that he was paid an “embarrassing” paycheck for scaling Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest ...

American rock climber Alex Honnold became the first climber to scale the tower - formerly the tallest building in the world - ...

I kind of lost track of space and time,” the American told NBC News' "TODAY" after he climbed the famous skyscraper.

Famed rock climber Alex Honnold has described some of the things that may work against him in his attempt to free climb one ...

In just over an hour and a half on Sunday morning, Alex Honnold stood atop Taiwan’s tallest building, Taipei 101, having ...

The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination of professional rock climber Alex Honnold for ...