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Free-Solo Climber Honnold Conquers Taipei 101 Live on Netflix

US rock climber Alex Honnold scales the Taipei 101 building without ropes or safety gear in Taipei on Jan. 25.

Photographer: I-Hwa Cheng/AFP/Getty Images

Alex Honnold completed a free-solo ascent of Taipei 101, scaling the skyscraper in one of Netflix Inc.’s most ambitious and riskiest live-streaming sports events.

Honnold took a selfie from the top of the building, which he climbed in 95 minutes, and appeared mesmerized by the view of Taipei.