Rock climber Alex Honnold plans to scale the facade of what was once the world's tallest building – live on Netflix. But not all are impressed by the idea.
"It should be within my comfort zone," Alex Honnold said in on a recent edition of The Jay Shetty podcast. "So it's not so much about 'what if I die?'"
The 40-year-old American is one of the world's best climbers, specifically rock and vertical climbing. Weather permitting, Honnold will be venturing onto unfamiliar terrain in Taiwan on Saturday morning (January 24), local time. He intends to climb the facade of the Taipei 101 skyscraper "free solo," meaning alone and without any safety equipment.
Netflix, the world's largest streaming service with more than 300 million subscribers, is planning to broadcast Honnold's ascent live. In the trailer for the broadcast, Netflix plays on the life-threatening nature of the event.
"I think I've gotten used to fear over the years.
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