Alex Honnold is currently trending due to his upcoming climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper, which is set to be broadcast live on television. This significant feat, alongside his reputation as a renowned free solo climber, has generated a considerable amount of interest, resulting in over 50,000 searches related to him.
The announcement of Honnold’s climb has captured the attention of media outlets, highlighted by coverage from NBC Bay Area. The unique nature of the event, namely climbing one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world without any ropes, has likely contributed to the spike in search interest as audiences seek to learn more about the details of the ascent.
Additionally, The New Yorker’s coverage of the event emphasizes the extraordinary nature of Honnold’s endeavors, especially focusing on the scale of the challenge he is undertaking. In a world where extreme sports continue to fascinate audiences, this high-profile event is expected to draw significant viewership and engagement, further driving search activity related to Honnold.
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Well I’ll have to rewatch it Sunday. UFC paramount is tomorrow during the same time 👎🏻
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Maybe the whiners got the negativity out of their system in this thread so the people who are interested can enjoy themselves tomorrow. Haha, jk, I doubt it.
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https://preview.redd.it/48c7opr507fg1.png?width=767&format=png&auto=webp&s=52650f58f637d6b8489b1f33fd164cbcf5635c05
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‘Safety remains our top priority’…. They’re literally paying someone to climb a skyscraper without safety equipment.
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His risk is essentially zero. Now if you would have attempted to climb that, then you are guaranteed to die. Feel the difference?
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Not if i fall on the first move (alex and alain said its one of the hardest)
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Not just any someone to be fair
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Well, yeah. Hate to piss on your picnic but everything about this solo is extremely easy and safe for him. He is at as much risk as you would be, climbing a really tall ladder. Except the rails of that ladder today are wet with rain. Smellin what I’m steppin in?
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Delay? No balls I could climb this blindfolded with no chalk in the middle of a snowstorm Just ask my super hot gf who you’ll never see because she lives 5 states away
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I thought she lived in Canada and you 2 totally do it all the time
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No she lives in Ohio and is Amish. No cell phone and they only communicate through letters in the mail delivered by horse or pigeon.
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[https://www.threads.com/@netflixtw/post/DT34Zf0k8Wz](https://www.threads.com/@netflixtw/post/DT34Zf0k8Wz) Taiwan Netflix has announced it is postponed
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Appreciate this
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The building is actually made out of sandstone, you have to wait a week to climb it.
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Thank you for the update!
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Well guess I’ll watch free solo again in anticipation!
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weird that netflix hasn’t announced anything, am i missing something? like they’ve only changed it on the app- no tweet or comment
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Im confused, im in Canada and it says Saturday !
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yeah, it was originally friday for canadians. now saturday
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It’s delayed 24 hours. So Saturday for us in Canada
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I agree it’s weird. Less than an hour away from the original start time and no announcement.
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Yeah I thought I was tripping!! Maybe a delay do to weather in Tawaiin or maybe he wants more time to practice??
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It’s raining there
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Weather. Forecast looks better there tomorrow
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Postponed for the rain but it’s also gonna rain tomorrow at the same time lol so we’ll see if it actually goes ahead
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Aaaaa that’s why it’s postponeddd I was seriously tripping in the UK haha as it said 1 am Saturday but at some point just changed to Sunday and I was so confused thinking I read the time wrong but 100% sure I wasn’t!
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Yeah I’m the same, checked a couple of hours ago and it said Saturday, I just went to Netflix there to get things ready and it said Sunday. Thought I was tripping!
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They just updated on Twitter about the rain and postponing. A bit late no hahah could have done it like 30min ago or I don’t know when it actually changed in the app but defi not 2 min ago when Netflix updated haha
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Aw I know right, you’d think they’d know at least a couple of hours in advance whether it could go ahead tonight. My family are all pissed off cause we all stayed up so late for nothing haha. Just annoying Netflix never sent out an email update or anything and only just updated social media now. Ah well, hope it goes ahead tomorrow!
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Yeah I mean ok maybe it won’t rain the moment he climbs up but I’m sure it’ll take him and hour or 2 to climb it so they can’t really risk any rain at all as what are they gonna do get him off the wall mid climb ? I guess he could stop at one of the levels but doubt it it would have to be safe safe, which is why Netflix surely knew there would be rain hours ago and should have just rolled out an email as you said to everyone or update it on the Netflix app saying postponed due to rain. The other annoying thing is I have to work Sunday morning so even though I’ll still stay up it better go ahead tomorrow. Although it says it’s going to rain at the same time so not sure quite why they postponed to same time tomorrow.
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Yeah it’s mad, I’m sure Netflix would’ve been tracking the weather in advance, so surely they would’ve known like yesterday or a couple of days ago that it was gonna rain. I mean heck, I can open the weather app on my phone and see there’s no rain where I live for tomorrow or Sunday. You would’ve thought they would plan for something like this in advance. I hope it manages to go ahead – would be shit if you stayed up for no reason! I did that once for a US sports event and went to work absolutely shattered hahaha.
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Hahah exactly! Technology, use it! AAA yeah I guess the USA always puts it mid day or later making it hard for Europeans
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Good call to postpone, the radar shows barely no movement of the rain. Taipei 101 is approx. where the red circle is drawn. https://preview.redd.it/0t589fjzv6fg1.png?width=748&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d4cfa54838d478785354238f3a94a81024d5644
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Ah shit ! ! Wadda puss :O j-k
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I’m so confused – is it on tonight or postponed?
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Postponed due to rain for 24hrs. So same time tomorrow if weather is good!
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Thank you! I couldn’t figure out if I had to stay up tonight or wait till tomorrow!
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Netflix has it listed as ‘Saturday’
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Says Sunday for me but maybe you are in a different timezone.
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Pacific time zone for me
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Super smart to postpone, it’s literally the easiest type of live event to delay since there’s only one athlete you need to coordinate with
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I think they need to coordinate and work together with the local emergency services or whatever; I don’t think it will be that easy. But I understand your point that that’s just one athlete participating
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https://preview.redd.it/ycy9lkaiw6fg1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f932c658361b4fa24da857a540ba06e098343f3
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https://preview.redd.it/6zi3o6fcw6fg1.jpeg?width=1366&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9cac1bb07248ccd8a9f7bc48ff9b4887b5b726dc Taipei 101 lights last night from the official FB page
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I’m sitting in my Taipei apartment now, deciding whether to head to 101 to watch. So are we sure it’s been postponed? Pretty annoying that Netflix hasn’t announced anything…
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roads are unblocked now, some people coming, some people going is what i hear.
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Let us know how the weather is tomorrow! Or the next day 😂 You’re 16 hours ahead of me.
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Tomorrow should be fine. It’s just a light rain here and is set to stop after this morning.
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It’s delayed 24 hours
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https://preview.redd.it/3skxxdgvw6fg1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90e3e9e6a5a54c24f1f28f8cb7cf45ffc42c6fab I’m in BC Canada and see this on Netflix. Which I think is 9am Sunday morning in Taipei
Additional Sources:
nbcbayarea.com – An American is set to climb the Taipei 101 skyscraper with no ropes, live on TV
The New Yorker – Alex Honnold’s Hundred-and-One-Story Free Solo
