'Free solo' climb of Taiwan's tallest building postponed due to weather

Climbing - Climber Alex Honnold free soloing Taipei 101 Skyscraper - Taipei, Taiwan - January 24, 2026 General view of Taipei 101 REUTERS/Ann Wang

TAIPEI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - ‌Poor weather on Saturday forced U.S. ‌climber Alex Honnold to postpone his "free ‌solo" rope and harness-free ascent of the outside of Taiwan's Taipei 101 skyscraper, one of the world's ‍tallest buildings.

The climb, organised ‍by Netflix for live ‌broadcast, has been rescheduled for Sunday morning ‍in ​Taipei, the streamer said on its X account.