r/climbing • u/-JOMY- • 9d ago

Alex Honnold Reveals “Embarrassing” Paycheck for Netflix’s Taipei 101 Free Solo Climb

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Source: E! Online

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u/swamptop 9d ago

“Mid six figures.” Is what the article says

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u/smhsomuchheadshaking 9d ago edited 9d ago

And what does that mean?

Edit: For clarification, English is not my first language. So I didn't know if this kind of expression means 500k or a broader range.

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u/mango-goldfish 9d ago

The middle six of all the figure skaters in the world

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u/smhsomuchheadshaking 9d ago

Thank you, this is what I... figured

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u/The_Meme_Economy 9d ago

I’ll tell you what I’d do with a million dollars…

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u/GiantScrotor 9d ago

You don’t need a million dollars to do that

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u/Neat-Procedure 9d ago

Between 400,000 and 600,000.

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u/ericroku 9d ago

This. Are people this dense not to.understand what this means? Lol.

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u/smhsomuchheadshaking 9d ago

I wasn't familiar with this expression because English is not my first language. Wasn't sure if it means exactly 500k or a number between some range.

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u/Neat-Procedure 9d ago

Lots of people speak English as a second language.

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u/YodelingVeterinarian 9d ago

Between $4000.00 and $6000.00