American rock climber Alex Honnold began his ascent of the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes. Cheers erupted from a gathered crowd as he started climbing the tower, using the horizontal metal beams to pull himself up with his bare hands.

Alex Honnold triumphed in his free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Netflix on Saturday night, but the platform had a plan in play during its entire livestream in case the climb turned tragi...

Honnold, known for his ropeless ascent up Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, climbed up one corner of Taipei 101 using small L-shaped outcroppings as footholds.